document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=114839>Question 114839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the largest two consecutive even integers such that 100 decreased by three times the first one is greater than twice the second one. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83543 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=83543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LET X & (X+2) BE THE 2 INTEGERS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100-3*X>2(X+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100-3X>2X+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3X-2X>4-100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5X>-96 DIVIDING BY A NEGATIVE INTEGER CHANGES THE > TO A <.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X<-96/-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X<19.2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "THUS THE LARGEST EVEN INTEGER WOULD BE 18.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18+2=20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100-3*18>2*20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100-54>40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "46>40  </SPAN>\n" );
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