SOLUTION: Tripling the greater of two consecutive even intergers give gives thesame result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even interger. What are the intergers?

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Question 99978: Tripling the greater of two consecutive even intergers give gives thesame result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even interger. What are the intergers?
Answer by checkley71(8403)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3(X+2)=X-10
3X+6=X-10
2X=-16
X=-16/2
X=-8 ANSWER FOR THE SMALLER INTERGER.
-8+2=-6 FOR THE GREATER INTERGER.
PROOF
3(-6)=-8-18
-18=-18
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