document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97827>Question 97827</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;\"> two houses on the same side of the street have house numbers that are consecutive even integers. the sum of the integers is 58. what are the two numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #71224 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=71224\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=one of the house numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x+2=the other house number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are told that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " x+x+2=58  subtract 2 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x+2-2=58-2  collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=56  divide both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=28-------------------------one of the house numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2=28+2=30------------------the other house number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28+30=58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58=58\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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