document.write( "Question 166955: The sum of 2 consecutive intergers is 118. Define a variable for the smaller interger? and What must you add to an even interger to get the next greater even interger? Write an expression for the second interger? \n" ); document.write( "
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The sum of 2 consecutive intergers is 118. Define a variable for the smaller interger? and What must you add to an even interger to get the next greater even interger? Write an expression for the second interger?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = smaller even integer
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\n" ); document.write( "x+2 = next consecutive even integer
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\n" ); document.write( "x + x+2 =118
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 2 = 118
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 116
\n" ); document.write( "x = 58
\n" ); document.write( "x+2 = 60
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\n" ); document.write( "The integers are 58 and 60
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