document.write( "Question 217899: tripling the greater of 2 consectutive even integers gives the same result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even integer. What are the integers? \n" ); document.write( "

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tripling the greater of 2 consecutive even integers gives the same result as
\n" ); document.write( "subtracting 10 from the lesser even integer. What are the integers?
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\n" ); document.write( "Obviously the solution here will be negative
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the integers be x, (x+2)
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\n" ); document.write( "3(x+2) = x - 10
\n" ); document.write( "3x + 6 = x - 10
\n" ); document.write( "3x - x = -10 - 6
\n" ); document.write( "2x = -16
\n" ); document.write( "x = -8
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\n" ); document.write( "The integers: -8, -6
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\n" ); document.write( "Check this (-6 is greater than -8)
\n" ); document.write( "3(-6) = -8 - 10
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