SOLUTION: Find two consecutive integers such that the sum of the three fifths of the first and one-fourth of the second is 13.

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Question 806045: Find two consecutive integers such that the sum of the three fifths of the first and one-fourth of the second is 13.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the integers be x & x+1
3x/5 + (x+1)/4 = 13
multiply equation by 20
12x+5x+5 =13*20
17x+5=260
17x=255
x=15
15,16