document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230401>Question 230401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find 2 consecutive even integers such the twice the smaller diminished by twenty is equal to the larger </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170625 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><B>texttutoring(324)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=texttutoring><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=170625\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We need 2 Equations with 2 Variables.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consecutive even numbers have a difference of 2. For example, 4-2=2. 6-4=2,8-6=2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x= the larger number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y= the smaller number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I assumed that \"diminished by twenty\" means subtract 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eqn 1: x-y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eqn 2: 2y-20=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eqn 1: x=2+y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub this into Eqn 2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y-20=2+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub this answer into Eqn 1:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-22=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two numbers are 24 and 22. </SPAN>\n" );
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