document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104345>Question 104345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tripling the greater of 2 consecutive even integers gives the same result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even interger. What are the integers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried and tried but always come up with the wrong answer.... please help!!! thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #75917 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=75917\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the two consecutive even integers be x and x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the problem description, you can write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x+2) = x-10 Simplify and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+6 = x-10 Subtract x from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+6 = -10 Subtract 6 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -16 Divide both sides by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -8 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two integers are: -8 and -6 </SPAN>\n" );
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