document.write( "Question 653358: if x represents the first, or the smaller, of the two consecutive even integers, express the sum of the two integers in terms of x \n" ); document.write( "

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x is the first integer.
\n" ); document.write( "The next consecutive integer is x + 1
\n" ); document.write( "The sum of the two integers is:
\n" ); document.write( "x + (x + 1)
\n" ); document.write( "Simplified, this is:
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 1
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\n" ); document.write( "Let's see if it works with the two consecutive integers 5 and 6:
\n" ); document.write( "let x = 5
\n" ); document.write( "so x + 1 = 6
\n" ); document.write( "5 + 6 = 11, so:
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 1 = 11
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 10 (subtracted 1 from both sides)
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5 (divided both sides by 2)
\n" ); document.write( "it works! \n" ); document.write( "

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