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  • 06-03-2018
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Two consecutive odd numbers are such that seven times the smaller, subtracted from nine times the bigger, gives 144. Find the numbers.

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  • 15-03-2018
Let
x-------------> first odd number 
x+2----------> second consecutive odd number

we know that
seven times the smaller, subtracted from nine times the bigger, gives 144

then
9*(x+2)-7*x=144-----------> 9x+18-7x=144---------> 2x=126-----> x=63

the numbers are
63 and 65
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