Question

The sum of two consecutive even integers is -22 . Find the integers.

Answer 1

Remember that consecutive means right after the other.
In other words, an example would be:
8 + 10
This is because the next even number after 8 is 10. If we were to use 4, we'd do 4 + 6, and so on.
We're looking for two consecutive even numbers that sum up to a number with a 2 in the ones place.

Let's try 0 + 2 (as they sum up to 2).
Considering that 22 (pretend it's positive) is the sum of two consecutive even numbers, it must be in the range of half of that number.
22 / 2 = 11

So let's try the two even numbers close to 11.
10 and 12 have a sum of 2 in the ones place.
10 + 12 = 22

The two consecutive numbers are -10 and -12.

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

1) The sum of two consecutive even integers is -22. Find the integers.
Answer:
(-10) + (-12) = (-22)
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