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Question 552715: I need help interpreting this question: two consecutive even integers are such that three times the smaller plus seven times the larger is -166. find the smaller integer.
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Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x+7(x+2)=-166
3x+7x+14=-166
10x=-180
x=-180/10
x=-18
x+2=-16
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