SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers such that six times the first is three times the second.

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Question 1034652: Find two consecutive even integers such that six times the first is three times the second.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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let two consecutive even integers be x and x%2B2
if six times the first is three times the second we have
6x=3%28x%2B2%29.......solve for x
6x=3x%2B6
6x-3x=6
3x=6
x=6%2F3
x=2
so, first even integer is highlight%28x=2%29+ and second even integer is highlight%28x=4%29+

check:
6x=3%28x%2B2%29
6%2A2=3%282%2B2%29
12=3%284%29
12=12