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The sum of two consecutive odd integers is 20 less than four times the smaller of the two integers. Which the following equations could be used to find the smaller integer,n?

what is the equation to solve it
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Answer:

consecutive = x+x+2

x+x+2 = 4x-20

2x+2=4x-20

2=2x-20

22=2x

x=11

Numbers are 11,13.

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