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Please help :) ! I'm really confused

Please help :) ! I'm really confused-example-1
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Let the two odd numbers be n and n+2...

2(n+2)=3n-13

2n+4=3n-13 subtract 3n from both sides

-n+4=-13 subtract 4 from both sides

-n=-17 divide both sides by -1

n=17

So the two odd numbers are 17 and 19
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