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The sum of two consecutive odd intergers is 32. Find the intergers.
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The sum of two consecutive odd intergers is 32. Find the intergers.

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So let the smaller integer be 2x+1 and the larger one be 2x+3. So 2x+1+2x+3 is 32. Simplifying, we get 4x+4=32. So subtracting 2 from both sides we get 4x+2=30. So dividing by 2 we get 2x+1=15. So 2x+3 is 17. So the numbers are 15 and 17
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