SOLUTION: If p and q are consecutive negative even integers whose sum is -120, and q < p, what is the value of | q - p |?

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Question 260015: If p and q are consecutive negative even integers whose sum is -120, and q < p, what is the value of | q - p |?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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p=q+2
q+q+2=-120
2q=-122
q=-61
p=-59
|-61-(-59)|
=|-61+59|
=|-2|
=2
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Ed