SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers such that the lesser added to three times the greater gives a sum of 46.

Question 101996This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: Find two consecutive even integers such that the lesser added to three times the greater gives a sum of 46. This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Answer by mathemanic(13) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(Note: remember that the difference between two consecutive even integers is two)
Suppose the first integer is a and the second one is a+2, therefore:

Therefore, the first integer is 10 and the second is 12.
Cheers :)
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