SOLUTION: three times the smaller of two consecutive even integers is the same as -146 minus 4 times the larger. find the integers.

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Question 790347: three times the smaller of two consecutive even integers is the same as -146 minus 4 times the larger. find the integers.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: x, (x+2)

3x = -146 - 4(x+2)
3x = -4x - 154
7x = -154
x = -22

The integers are -22 and -20