SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers such that 3 times the smaller is 12 more than 2 times the larger.

SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers such that 3 times the smaller is 12 more than 2 times the larger.

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Question 165094: Find two consecutive even integers such that 3 times the smaller is 12 more than 2 times the larger.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x & (x+2) be the 2 integers.
3x=2(x+2)+12
3x=2x+4+12
3x-2x=16
x=16 answer for the smaller integer.
16+2 for the larger integer.
Proof:
3*16=2*18+12
48=36=12
48=48

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