document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=420074>Question 420074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two consecutive even intergers such that the smaller added to three times the larger give a sum of 46. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1st consecutive even integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2 = 2nd consecutive even integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 3(x + 2) = 46 {smaller added to 3 times larger, is 46}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3x + 6 = 46 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 6 = 46 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 40 {subtracted 6 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 {divided both sides by 4}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2 = 12 {substituted 10, in for x, into x + 2}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 and 12 are the two consecutive even integers<BR>\n" );
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