Question

Find the smaller of 2 consecutive integers,x,if the sum of the smaller and 6 times the larger is -29. Write an equation to determine the consecutive integers

Answer 1

The correct answer is -5.

Explanation:

To start, we use x for the smaller integer. Then we can use that to write the equation as,

x + 6(x + 1) = -29

Now we solve for x.

x + 6x + 6 = -29

7x + 6 = -29

7x = -35

x = -5

Therefore the smaller of the two would be -5