SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers if the smaller is two more than twice the larger.

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Question 177409: Find two consecutive even integers if the smaller is two more than twice the larger.
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the even integers be a and a+2
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a=2(a+2)+2
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a=2a+4+2
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-a=6
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a=-6
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