SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers such that three times the lesser integer is eight more than twice the greater integer.

SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers such that three times the lesser integer is eight more than twice the greater integer.

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Question 469375: Find two consecutive even integers such that three times the lesser integer is eight more than twice the greater integer.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3n-8=2(n+2)
3n-8=2n+4
n=12
n+2=14
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