Problema Solution
the larger of two consecutive integers is 7 greater than twice the smaller find the integers
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Let 'x' and 'x+1' stand for the two consecutive integers. From the given we can write (assuming that both the numbers are positive):
x+1=2x+7
Using Algebrator to solve for 'x', we get:
x=-6
x+1=-5
This means that we assumed wrong--both numbers are NOT positive. Now we must re-write the first equation as (assuming that both numbers are negative):
x=2(x-1)+7
Using Algebrator to solve for 'x', we get:
x=-5
x-1=-6
Our two numbers are -5 and -6.