Question

When the lesser of two consecutive integers is added to three times the greater, the result is 43. Find the integers.​

Answer 1

Let x be the smaller of the integers. Then the other is x+1 and we have:

Explanation:

x + 3*(x+1) = 43

x + 3x + 3 = 43

4x = 40

x = 10

x+1 = 11