document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19101>Question 19101</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tripling the greater of two consecutive even integers gives the same result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even integer. What are the integers? I need help on everything in this questing I need to know how to do it and show my work! Please help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9170 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wuwei96815><B>wuwei96815(245)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wuwei96815><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=9170\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first problem is translating the word problem into a math problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n = one of the even integers   Let n+2 = the other integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let us write an equation and solve it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(n+2) = n - 10   This equation expresses what is written in the word problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(n+2) = n - 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n + 6 = n - 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n - n = -10 -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n = -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+2 = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can check these answers by substituting them into the original equation.   </SPAN>\n" );
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