SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers such that the sum of the larger and 3 times the smaller is 234 What I originally did was 3x+x=234 4x=234 - --- 4 4 x=58.5

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Question 443253: Find two consecutive even integers such that the sum of the larger and 3 times the smaller is 234
What I originally did was
3x+x=234
4x=234
- ---
4 4
x=58.5
Answer by swincher4391(1107) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the smaller even integer, and x+2 be the consecutive integer.
3x + (x+2) = 234
4x = 232
x = 58
x + 2 = ?
58 + 2 = 60
So our integers are 58,60