Hi Evan,

Penny and Sue each responded to your question.

This is an exercise in reading a math question carefully.

You have two consecutive integers so if the smaller is n then the larger is n + 1. Now translate the statement into a mathematical equation.

Twice the smaller of two consecutive integers is the larger increased by 5.
Twice n is n + 1 increased by 5.
2 n is n + 1 + 5.
2 n = n + 1 + 5.

Solve for n.

Penny

Hi Evan.

You have two integers, call them a and b.
They are consecutive, so let's say b is larger. Then b = a + 1.

Twice the smaller (that's 2a) is (equals) the larger increased by five (b+5).

So 2a = b + 5. But b = a + 1 so put (a + 1) in place of each "b" and you get:

2a = (a + 1) + 5

Can you solve it now?

Stephen La Rocque.>