SOLUTION: Find t6wo consecutive even integers such that three times the lesser integer, added to the larger integer, is 58.

SOLUTION: Find t6wo consecutive even integers such that three times the lesser integer, added to the larger integer, is 58.

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Question 283909: Find t6wo consecutive even integers such that three times the lesser integer, added to the larger integer, is 58.
Answer by brucewill(101) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = First Number
Let x+2 = Second Consecutive Number.
3x is three times the lesser number.

First Number is
Second Number is
Proof: 14*3 = 42 + 16 = 58.

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