Question 1091590: The sum of two conservative even integers is less than 84. Find the pair with the greatest sum.
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source):
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let's two consecutive even integers be  and 
if the sum of two  even integers is less than  , we have:
 ...solve for
 -> the greatest even integer could be 
so, even integers are: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
since we need two consecutive even integers, the pair with the greatest sum will be 
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of two conservative even integers is less than 84. Find the pair with the greatest sum.
If CONSECUTIVE, then correct answer is: 
MATHLOVER is WRONG/INCORRECT!
Answer by ikleyn(52788)  (Show Source):
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The sum of two  consecutive even integers is less than 84. Find the pair with the greatest sum.
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Consecutive. Not conservative.
Memorize this term ! !
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