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Question 166955: The sum of 2 consecutive intergers is 118. Define a variable for the smaller interger? and What must you add to an even interger to get the next greater even interger? Write an expression for the second interger?
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The sum of 2 consecutive intergers is 118. Define a variable for the smaller interger? and What must you add to an even interger to get the next greater even interger? Write an expression for the second interger?
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Let x = smaller even integer
then
x+2 = next consecutive even integer
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x + x+2 =118
2x + 2 = 118
2x = 116
x = 58
x+2 = 60
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The integers are 58 and 60
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