SOLUTION: find two consecutive even integers whose sum is 217

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Question 8277: find two consecutive even integers whose sum is 217
Answer by bonster(299) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you're adding two consecutive EVEN numbers, the sum of those two numbers would NEVER end in an odd number like 7.

SO, the answer to your question would be:
THERE IS NO SOLUTION





But, in case you want to know the method of solving a problem like this, I'll solve it saying that the sum is 218

there are two numbers:
#1=x
#2=x+2 because it's a consecutive EVEN number

add the two and you'll get the sum which is 218
x+(x+2)=218
2x+2=218 <--subtract 2 from both sides
(2x+2)-2=(218)-2
2x=216 <--divide both sides by 2
2x%2F2=216%2F2
x=108
x+2=110