SOLUTION: find two consecutive odd integers such that 59 more than the lesser is four times the greater.

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Question 791267: find two consecutive odd integers such that 59 more than the lesser is four times the greater.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive odd integers: x, (x+2)

59 + x = 4(x+2)
x + 59 = 4x + 8
51 = 3x
17 = x

The integers are 17 and 19.