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  • 02-09-2017
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find two consecutive integers such that the larger is nine more than twice the smaller

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  • 02-09-2017
If x is one integer and x+1 is the next, we have 2*x+9=x+1. Subtracting 9 and x from both sides, we get x(the smaller number)=-8 and the larger number is -7. 
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