SOLUTION: find two consecutive integers such that the sum of the first and four times the second is 119

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Question 700163: find two consecutive integers such that the sum of the first and four times the second is 119
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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LET X BE THE FIRST INTEGER & X+1 BE THE SECOND INTEGER.
X+4(X+1)=119
X+4X+4=119
5X=119-4
5X=115
X=115/5
X=23 ANS.
PROOF:
23+4(23+1)=119
23+4*24=119
23+96=119
119=119