SOLUTION: NUMBER THEORY: Tripling the greater of two consecutive even intergers gives the same result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even interger. What are the intergers?
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Question 155765: NUMBER THEORY: Tripling the greater of two consecutive even intergers gives the same result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even interger. What are the intergers?
This question is from a workbook page dealing with solving equations with the variable on each side. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Tripling the greater of two consecutive even integers gives the same result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even interger. What are the integers?
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Two consecutive even integers: 2x, 2x+2
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EQUATION:
3(2x+2) = 2x-10
6x+6 = 2x-10
4x = -16
x = -4
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1st even integer: 2x = -8
2nd even integer: 2x+2 = -6
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Stan H.
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