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Question 341215: I'm having trouble with this problem: Find two consecutive even integers such that twice the larger is 16 more than the smaller.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the two consecutive even integers be N and N%2B2.
2%28N%2B2%29=16%2BN
2N%2B4=16%2BN
Now solve for N.