document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=351487>Question 351487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am really confused on this word problem, I only know to start with 2n+2 thats about it. Can you please go through the steps on not only how to write it out, but how to solve it too? Its Tripling the greater of two consecutive even integers gives the same result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even integer. What are the integers? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #251131 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=251131\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the two consequitive even numbers be  x, & x+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Triple the bigger = 3(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtracting 10 from smaller number= x-10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x+2)=x-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+6=x-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-x=-6-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= -8<BR>\n" );
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