document.write( "Question 416990: How do i work out a problem where you have two consecutive even integers, such that five times the first integer is equal to four times the second integer? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "two consecutive even integers
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document.write( "Let x and (x+2)represent the smaller and larger respectively
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document.write( "  5x = 4(x+2)
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "  x = 8    The two consecutive even integers are 8,10\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "  5*8 = 4*10 = 40 \n" );
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