Solve the problem.
-If three times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the larger, the result is 116. Find the smaller integer.
A)17
B)16
C)48
D)15

Name: Solve the problem. -If three times the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to four times the larger, the result is 116. Find the smaller integer. A)17 B)16 C)48 D)15
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Let the smaller integer be x. Then the larger integer is x+1. The equation is 3x + 4(x+1) = 116. Solving this gives x = 16.

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