SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers such that the lesser is two times the greater.

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Question 161165: Find two consecutive even integers such that the lesser is two times the greater.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N is the smaller integer, N+2 is the even consecutive larger integer.
N=2%28N%2B2%29
N=2N%2B4
-N=4
N=-4
The integers are -4 and -2.