document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1197633>Question 1197633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 15. There are two consecutive even integers. The square of the larger one is three hundred eight more than the smaller one. Which of the following equations could you use to find the smaller integer?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. (x + 2)^2 - 308 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. (x + 2)^2 + 308 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. (x + 1)^2 + 308 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. (x + 1)^2 = x - 308<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E. (x + 1)^2 - 308 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F. (x + 2)^2= x - 308 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the smaller of two consecutive even integers is x, then the larger one is x+2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The given information tells us that you can find the smaller one by subtracting 308 from the square of the larger.  That is what option A says.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: A<br><BR>\n" );
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