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  • 28-05-2019
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The greater of two consecutive integers is 7 less than one-third the smaller integer. Find the integers​ and show your work.

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  • 28-05-2019

Answer:

  {-12, -11}

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the smaller of the two integers. The problem statement tells us ...

  x +1 = (1/3)x -7

  (2/3)x = -8 . . . . . . subtract 1/3x +1

  x = -12 . . . . . . . . . multiply by 3/2

The integers are -12 and -11.

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