For two odd consecutive numbers, seven times the first number is 1 more than six times the greater number. What is the sum of those numbers?

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Cromax · Answer 1 · 2023-01-03T12:06:35+0000

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Answer:

28

Explanation:

Let x represent the even number between them. Then the desired sum is 2x.

The given relation is ...

7(x -1) = 1 +6(x +1)

x = 14 . . . . . . . add 7-6x

2x = 28 = sum of those numbers

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The two numbers are 13 and 15.