SOLUTION: If the smaller number of consecutive odd integers is doubled the result is 7 more than the larger number of the 2 integers. Find the integers .

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Question 694722: If the smaller number of consecutive odd integers is doubled the result is 7 more than the larger number of the 2 integers. Find the integers .
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Lets assume that the two numbers are n and n+2. Our equation is
2%2An=n%2B2%2B7, which is the same thing as 2n=n+9, and if we subtract n from each side, we get n=9.
The two numbers are 9 and 11