SOLUTION: The sum of two consecutive integers is 7. Find the numbers. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)

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Question 992947: The sum of two consecutive integers is 7. Find the numbers. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the smaller integer x. The next consecutive integer must be one more than x, or x + 1.
The sum of the two equals seven, or
x + (x + 1) = 7
2x + 1 = 7
2x = 6
x = 3
x + 1 = 4
Thus the numbers are 3 and 4.