SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even integers such that six times the frist (even integers) equals five times the second even integer.

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Question 795357: Find two consecutive even integers such that six times the frist (even integers) equals five times the second even integer.

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: x, (x+2)

6x = 5(x+2)
6x = 5x+10
x = 10

The integers are 10 and 12.