SOLUTION: Find two consecutive odd integers such that three times the smaller one exceeds two times the larger one by 7

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Question 785533: Find two consecutive odd integers such that three times the smaller one exceeds two times the larger one by 7
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consecutive odd integers: x, (x+2)

3x = 2(x+2) + 7
3x = 2x + 11
x = 11

The integers are 11 and 13.