SOLUTION: Tripling the greater of two consecutive even intergers give gives thesame result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even interger. What are the intergers?

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Question 99978: Tripling the greater of two consecutive even intergers give gives thesame result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even interger. What are the intergers?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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3(X+2)=X-10
3X+6=X-10
2X=-16
X=-16/2
X=-8 ANSWER FOR THE SMALLER INTERGER.
-8+2=-6 FOR THE GREATER INTERGER.
PROOF
3(-6)=-8-18
-18=-18
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