Question

#23 i need help on please

Answer 1

Answer:

x = -6

Step-by-step explanation:

Represent the two numbers as x and x+1.

Then their sum, x + x + 1, is 8 less than three times the difference of the two numbers.  Represent the difference as x - (x+1), or -1.  8 less than three times this -1.  Then:

x + x + 1 = 3(-1) - 8, or

2x + 1 = -11, or 2x = -12.  Solving for x by dividing both sides by 2, we get:

x = -6.

The first number is -6 and the second is -6+1, or -5.