SOLUTION: If I'm given two consecutive integers. The sum of three times the first interger and five times the second interger is 61. How do I find the integers.

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Question 922213: If I'm given two consecutive integers. The sum of three times the first interger and five times the second interger is 61. How do I find the integers.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's say they're N and N%2B1.
3%28N%29%2B5%28N%2B1%29=61
3N%2B5N%2B5=61
8N=56
N=7
So the two integers are 7 and 8.