SOLUTION: find two consecutive even integers such that four times the smaller is 28 more than the larger

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Question 913844: find two consecutive even integers such that four times the smaller is 28 more than the larger
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: x, (x+2)

4x = (x+2) + 28
4x = x + 30
3x = 30
x = 10

The numbers are 10 and 12.