document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=646686>Question 646686</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is there a trick or an easy way to figure out word problems?  my problem is writing out the equation.  I can solve from there but getting the equation down is really blowing my mind.  I dont know why i cant get it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"find two consecutive even integers such that the lesser added to 3 times the greater gives a sum of 46.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"find two consecutive even integers such that the lesser added to 3 times the greater gives a sum of 46.\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = lesser of two consecutive even integers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2 = greater of two consecutive even integers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From:\"the lesser added to 3 times the greater gives a sum of 46\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3(x+2) = 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3x+6 = 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+6 = 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 (lesser)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Greater:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 10+2 = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer: 10 and 12 </SPAN>\n" );
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