document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=129885>Question 129885</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three times an even interger is two less than 4 times the next lower even integer. Find the interger ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Three times an even interger is two less than 4 times the next lower even integer. Find the interger ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's call the even integer x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have three times that, or 3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is equal to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two less than ..., or ...-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Four times..., so far 4(...)-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The next lower even integer, so finally 4(x-2)-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So this is the equation we get.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 4(x-2)-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 4x -8 -2    (Distribute the 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 4x -10      (Simplify)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1x= -10         (Subtract 4x from both sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = 10          (Divide by -1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(10)= 4(10-2) -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 30  = 4(8) -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 30  = 32 -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 30  = 30        (True)<BR>\n" );
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