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Find two consecutive even intergers such that the smaller added to four times the larger gives a sum of 38

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  • 12-08-2018

2n - smaller integer

2n+2 - larger one


[tex] 4(2n+2)+2n=38\\
8n+8+2n=38\\
10n=30\\
n=3\\\\
2n=6\\
2n+2=8 [/tex]

So, it's 6 and 8.




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