SOLUTION: Using two even consecutive integers where two times the lower integer plus the higher integer equals 50. I have tried: 2x2+4=8, 4x4+6=22, 6x6+8=44, 8x8+10=64 so I can get close

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Question 674562: Using two even consecutive integers where two times the lower integer plus the higher integer equals 50.
I have tried: 2x2+4=8, 4x4+6=22, 6x6+8=44, 8x8+10=64 so I can get close but not equal to 50 without going over
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Using two even consecutive integers where two times the lower integer plus the higher integer equals 50.
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Let x = lower even integer
then
x+2 = higher consecutive even integer
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2x + (x+2) = 50
3x + 2 = 50
3x = 48
x = 16 (lower)
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higher:
x+2 = 16+2 = 18
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answer: 16 and 18