SOLUTION: When the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger,the result is 39. Find the integers.

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Question 764947: When the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger,the result is 39. Find the integers.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two consecutive integers x and x + 1
x + 3(x + 1) = 39
x + 3x + 3 = 39
4x + 3 = 39
4x = 39 - 3
4x = 36
x = 9.
Two integers 9 and 10
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