SOLUTION: The number of counties in state A and the number of counties in state B are consecutive even integers whose sum is 82. If state A has more counties than state​ B, how many counti

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Question 1151892: The number of counties in state A and the number of counties in state B are consecutive even integers whose sum is 82. If state A has more counties than state​ B, how many counties does each state​ have?
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The number of counties in state A and the number of counties in state B are consecutive even integers whose sum is 82. If state A has more counties than state​ B, how many counties does each state​ have?
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A + B = 82
A = B + 2
etc

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H I N T :  Two consecutive even integers whose sum is 82, are 40 and 42.