document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662997>Question 662997</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What two consecutive even integers have a sum of -42? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x, (x+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + (x+2) = -42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2 = -42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -42 - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -44/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -22 and -20 are the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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