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document.write( "x = first even integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2 = second even integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x + 2 = 138 {their sum is 138}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2 = 138 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 136 {subtracted 2 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 68 {divided both sides by 2}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2 = 70 {substituted 68, in for x, into x + 2}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "68 and 70 are the two consecutive even integers<BR>\n" );
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