document.write( "Question 180286: Word problem: Find two consecutive even integers such that the smaller integer subtracted from twice the larger gives a difference of 10. find the two even integers.
\n" ); document.write( "I go the answers just by trial and error as: 6 & 8 but is there a formula to use for this problem? thanks \n" ); document.write( "

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Let x = the smaller even integer and x+2 = the next consecutive even integer.
\n" ); document.write( "2(x+2)-x = 10 \"...the smaller integer subtracted from twice the larger integer gives a difference of 10.\"
\n" ); document.write( "2x+4-x = 10
\n" ); document.write( "x+4 = 10
\n" ); document.write( "x = 6 and x+2 = 8
\n" ); document.write( "The two consecutive even integers are 6 and 8. \n" ); document.write( "

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