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

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Question 159068: Find two consecutive even integers such that four times the first is three times the second.
Answer by KnightOwlTutor(293) About Me  (Show Source):
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X= 1rst even integer X+2= 2nd consecutive integer
Equation 4X=3X+6
Subtract 3Xfrom 4X and get X=6 therefore 6+2=8 the second consecutive integer. Plug into the equation to verify- (4)(6)=(3)(8) 24=24.