SOLUTION: The sum of two consecutive even integers, of which the smaller is x, is no more than 24.

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Question 839090: The sum of two consecutive even integers, of which the smaller is x, is no more than 24.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum of two consecutive even integers,
of which the smaller is x, is no more than 24.
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Note: Even integers are not represented by x.
Even integers are ALWAYS a multiple of 2, so they
must be represented by 2*x or 2(x+1) etc.
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1st: 2x
2nd: 2x+2
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Equation::
2x + 2x+2 <= 24
x + x+1 <= 12
2x <= 11
x <= 5.5
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2x <= 11
2x+2 <= 13
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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