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  • 06-02-2017
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When the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the​ larger, the result is 59.

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Joshtray
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  • 09-02-2017
If the smaller of the two consecutive numbers is x, the second number will be x+1
[tex]x+4(x+1)=59[/tex]
[tex]x+4x+4=59[/tex]
[tex]5x=55[/tex]
Therefore,
[tex]x=11[/tex]
The smaller number is 11, then the larger number is 12.
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