document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53915>Question 53915</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ms simms told her class to find two consecutive even integers such that twice the lesser of two integers is four less than two times the greater. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36141 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Dawn_Mandira><B>Dawn_Mandira(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Dawn_Mandira><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=36141\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> CONSECUTIVE EVEN INTEGERS CAN BE WRITTEN AS x,x+2,x+4.....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LETS TAKE TWO OF THEM SAY, x AND x+2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x IS THE LESSER NO. AND x+2 THE GREATER NO.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AS GIVEN,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TWICE THE LESSER OF THE TWO NUMBERS IS FOUR LESS THAN TWICE THE GREATER.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "      2x = 2(x+2)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      2x = 2x+4-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      2x = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WE FIGURE OUT THAT, x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    x+2 =2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THEREFORE, THE NUMBERS ARE, 0 AND 2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOTE:RECHECK! 0 AND 2 ARE CONSECUTIVE EVEN INTEGERS AND ALSO TWICE 0 IS FOUR LESS THAN TWICE 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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