document.write( "Question 253557: Find two consecutive even integers such that three times the smaller is 30 more than twice the larger. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #185886 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let A be the smaller, B the larger. \n" ); document.write( "B=A+2 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "3A=2B+30 \n" ); document.write( "Substitute from above, \n" ); document.write( "3A=2(A+2)+30 \n" ); document.write( "3A=(2A+4)+30 \n" ); document.write( "A=34 \n" ); document.write( "Then \n" ); document.write( "B=36\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |