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Question 747761: multiply the greater of two consecutive odd integers by 7 gives the same result as adding 164 to the lesser integer.
so i thought that meant (x+2+x+4)*7=x+164
but when I started figuring it out, the answer was going to be some weird number with a ton of decimals, but i don't think that's what it's supposed to be.
Answer by rothauserc(4718)   (Show Source):
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multiply the greater of two consecutive odd integers by 7 gives the same result as adding 164 to the lesser integer.
let x be the first odd integer, then x+2 is the next odd integer
then we have
(x+2)*7 = x + 164
7x + 14 = x + 164
6x = 150
x = 25
our two consecutive odd integers are 25 and 27
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