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  • 21-09-2021
  • Mathematics
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Two numbers are consecutive integers. Six times the smaller integer equals three times the greater integet. Find the
integers?

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jimrgrant1 jimrgrant1
  • 21-09-2021

Answer:

1 and 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let the consecutive integers be n and n + 1 , then

6n = 3(n + 1)

6n = 3n + 3 ( subtract 3n from both sides )

3n = 3 ( divide both sides by 3 )

n = 1

and n + 1 = 1 + 1 = 2

The integers are 1 and 2

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