document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=223562>Question 223562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I don't know how to do consecutive odd/even integers. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Such as this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 36. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know it's x+(x+2)+(x+3).  Am I right? After all, they are 'consecutive', they are not odd or even.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the other one is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find two consecutive even integers whose sum is 126. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did the first one, x+x+2=126\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then I subtracted two from both sides, and got x+x=124. Then I added like terms and got 2x=124. And then I simply divided by 2. And got 62.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did the last question from another guy who answered another guy. But he didn't explain HOW to get the other one. I know the other answer is 64...but I do not know how to get it!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please explain it clearly as I have an Algebra Test tomorrow, and I want to ace it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks. :)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your logic was correct but your equation was slightly off.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think you meant to say:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x+1)+(x+2)=36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second Question:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you were right about this and the second number is very easy to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you let the first number = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the next even integer = x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then x+(x+2)=126 like you stated above<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you found x to = 62 so plug it in for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "62+(62+2)=126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "remember the entire sum inside the parentheses is equal to the next even number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "do you see the answer you were looking for yet?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 62 from both sides if you aren't sure<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the right side of the equation should now = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means that 64 must be the second number, and that would make sense because its the next even number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hope that helped.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let me know :) </SPAN>\n" );
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