SOLUTION: IF SUM OF TWO COMSECUTIVE MULTIPLES OF 3 IS 69,THEN WHAT IS ONE OF THE MULTIPLE

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Question 828926: IF SUM OF TWO COMSECUTIVE MULTIPLES OF 3 IS 69,THEN WHAT IS ONE OF THE MULTIPLE
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A multiple of 3 would be 3x where x is any number.
The next (consecutive) multiple would be 3x%2B3.
3x%2B%283x%2B3%29=69
6x%2B3=69
6x=66
x=11
So the first multiple is 3x or 33 and the second multiple if 3x%2B3 or 36.