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The sum of two consecutive integers is 123 what’s is the smallest of the two integers

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The smallest of two integers is 61Step-by-step explanation:Let x be the smaller integerThen the next integer will be:x+1According to given statement that the sum of both is 123[tex]x+ (x+1) = 123\\x+x+1=123\\2x+1=123[/tex]Subtracting 1 from both sides[tex]2x+1-1=123-1\\2x=122[/tex]Dividing both sides by 2[tex]\frac{2x}{2}=\frac{122}{2}\\x=61[/tex]The smallest of two integers is 61Keywords: Linear equations, VariablesLearn more about linear equations at:brainly.com/question/2670657brainly.com/question/2821386#LearnwithBrainly