SOLUTION: What two consecutive even integers whose sum is 126?

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Question 95212: What two consecutive even integers whose sum is 126?
Answer by kiljoy(51) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is pretty straight forward. We'll use x to represent the first integer.
We know that one number would be x and since it's looking for a consecutive even integer that would be x+2.
So the equation would be x%2Bx%2B2=126 or 2x=124
x=62
x%2B2=64
Check
62%2B64=126