SOLUTION: two consecutive even integers whose sum is 126 three consecutive odd intergers whose sum is 117 two consecutive even integers whose sum is 217 three consecutive even integ

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Question 28381: two consecutive even integers whose sum is 126
three consecutive odd intergers whose sum is 117
two consecutive even integers whose sum is 217
three consecutive even integers whose sum is 396
Answer by jb007mi6(53) About Me  (Show Source):
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problem #1
one integer is "x" and the other is "x+2" because the two integers are consecutive and even.
x+x+2=126
subtract 2 from both sides
x+x=124
add like terms
2x=124
divide both sides by two
x=62
so one integer is 62 and the other is 64
you can do the others similarly