I need some help with a question that was in my previous test, the teacher said that I was on the right track but not quite there.

Find two consecutive odd integers such that five times their sum is 23 less than their product.

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I need some help with a question that was in my previous test, the teacher said that I was on the right track but not quite there. 

Find two consecutive odd integers such that five times their sum is 23 less than their product.

faiqraees · Answer

Let odd number first = x odd number second = x+2
5 times the sum + 23 = product of numbers
5(x+(x+2))+23 = x(x+2)
Solve the equation for x

anonymous · Answer

thanks ill get down to it.