The sum of two consecutive integers is one less than three times the smaller interger. Find the two integers.

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Maren Krause

Mathematics

21 May, 03:45

The sum of two consecutive integers is one less than three times the smaller interger. Find the two integers.

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Maci Barnes · Answer 1

2 consecutive integers ... x and x + 1

x + x + 1 = 3x - 1

2x + 1 = 3x - 1

1 + 1 = 3x - 2x

2 = x

x + 1 = 3

ur integers are 2 and 3

Jessica Livingston · Answer 2

Call fhe first x

The second must be x+1

The sum of x and x+1 is 2x+1

Three times the first number is 3x

One less than that is 3x-1

2x+1=3x-1

1=3x-2x-1

2=3x-2x

2=x

The smaller number is 2, the larger number is 2+1 which is 3