document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=443253>Question 443253</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two consecutive even integers such that the sum of the larger and 3 times the smaller is 234\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What I originally did was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+x=234<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=234<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4   4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=58.5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #305750 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=305750\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the smaller even integer, and x+2 be the consecutive integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + (x+2) = 234<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 232<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x   = 58\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2 = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "58 + 2 = 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our integers are 58,60 </SPAN>\n" );
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