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The sum of two consecutive integers is no more than 209. What is the larger of the two integers?​
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The sum of two consecutive integers is no more than 209. What is the larger of the two integers?​

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X + (X + 1) less than or equal to 209
2X + 1 less than or equal to 209
2X less than or equal to 208
Dividing both sides by 2 would give you 104.
So the smaller integer would be 104 and the larger consecutive integer would be 104 + 1 = 105
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