This problem has infinitly many solutions
Round off 8.02 to 8 and 5.98 to 6. Then subtract: 8 - 6 = 2 (approximately)
The two consecutive integers can be represented by x and x+1.
x+(x+1)=71
Combine like terms
2x+1=71
Subtract 1 from both sides
2x=70
Divide both sides by 2
x=35
Final answer: 35, 36
There is a special kind of substitution which some books call it by comparison.
When the two equations are both
y=some function of x
y=some other function of x, then
we can substitute the second equation into the first giving
some function of x = some other function of x and start solving.
For example,
<span>y = –2x + 8
y = x – 1
substitute second into first
x-1=-2x+8
isolate x on left,
3x=9
x=3
second step is to substitute x=3 into second equation to get
y=x-1=3-1=2
Therefore the solution is (3,2)</span>
