SOLUTION: find two consecutive even integers so that three times the smaller is 40 more than two times the larger

SOLUTION: find two consecutive even integers so that three times the smaller is 40 more than two times the larger

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Question 302025: find two consecutive even integers so that three times the smaller is 40 more than two times the larger
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find two consecutive even integers so that three times the smaller is 40 more than two times the larger
let one smaller integer be x
so other integer will be x+2
3x-40 = 2(x+2)
3x-40 =2x+4
3x-2x=40+4
x=44
the other number = 46

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