document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97819>Question 97819</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321285875/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find two consecutive even integers such that the smaller added to three times the larger gives a sum of 46 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #71162 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=71162\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LET (E) BE THE SMALLEST EVEN NUMBER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET (E+2) BE THE LARGER EVEN NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E+3(E+2)=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E+3E+6=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4E=46-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4E=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E=40/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E=10 ANSWER FOR THE SMALLER EVEN NUMBER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+2=12 ANSWER FOR THE LARGER EVEN NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+3*12=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+36=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "46=46\r<BR>\n" );
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