SOLUTION: The sum of two conservative even integers is less than 84. Find the pair with the greatest sum.

Question 1091590: The sum of two conservative even integers is less than 84. Find the pair with the greatest sum.
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let's two consecutive even integers be and
if the sum of two even integers is less than , we have:
...solve for

-> the greatest even integer could be
so, even integers are:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
since we need two consecutive even integers, the pair with the greatest sum will be

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of two conservative even integers is less than 84. Find the pair with the greatest sum.

If CONSECUTIVE, then correct answer is:
MATHLOVER is WRONG/INCORRECT!
Answer by ikleyn(52792)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The sum of two consecutive even integers is less than 84. Find the pair with the greatest sum.
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Consecutive.   Not conservative.

Memorize this term ! !

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