SOLUTION: Choose the equation that best represents the following: The greater of two consecutive even integers is six less than twice the smaller. A. x + 1 = 2x – 6 B. x + 2 = 6 – 2x

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Question 224787: Choose the equation that best represents the following: The greater of two consecutive even integers is six less than twice the smaller.
A. x + 1 = 2x – 6
B. x + 2 = 6 – 2x
C. x + 2 = 2x – 6
D. x + 1 = 6 – 2x
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The greater of the 2 consecutive even integers is (x+2).
Six less than twice the smaller=(2x-6).
Therefore the answer is C).