SOLUTION: Find two consecutive integers such that one-fifth of the first less one-ninth of the second is 3.

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Question 900942: Find two consecutive integers such that one-fifth of the first less one-ninth of the second is 3.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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n and n+1 for n any integer.

n%2F5-%28n%2B1%29%2F9=3, unsure if that is how you meant.
Continuing with that,
45%28n%2F5-%28n%2B1%29%2F9%29=45%2A3
9n-5%28n%2B1%29=135
9n-5n-5=135
4n=140
n=140%2F4=2%2A7%2A2%2A5%2F%282%2A2%29
highlight%28n=35%29 and the next integer is 36.