document.write( "Question 99719: Find two consecutive even intergers whose sum is 126. \n" ); document.write( "
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Consecutive even integers follow the form: \"2x\", \"2x%2B2\", \"2x%2B4\", ...., etc\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282x%29%2B%282x%2B2%29=126\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B2=126\" Combine like terms on the left side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x=126-2\"Subtract 2 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x=124\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28124%29%2F%284%29\" Divide both sides by 4 to isolate x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"x=31\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since \"x=31\", our first number is \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our first number is 62\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2831%29%2B2=64\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our second number is 64\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our two numbers are 62 and 64\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"126=126\" works
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