SOLUTION: find two consecutive odd integers such that the smaller, added 3 times the larger is 410

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Question 947836: find two consecutive odd integers such that the smaller, added 3 times the larger is 410
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set the first number a variable, such as "x". Then, since these are consecutive odd integers, the next number would be 2 greater, or x%2B2.
given:
the smaller odd integer, added 3 times the larger odd integer is equal to 410
x%2B3%28x%2B2%29=410
x%2B3x%2B6=410
4x=410-6
x=404%2F4
highlight%28x=101%29->smaller odd integer
highlight%28x%2B2=103%29->larger odd integer