document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356362>Question 356362</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you help me find two consecutive even integers such that their sum is 16 less than five times the first integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lauren </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let numbers are x and x+2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "according to question,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " x + ( x + 2) = 5x -16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 2x + 2 = 5x - 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 18 = 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> x = 18/3 = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, numbers are  6 and 8. </SPAN>\n" );
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