Question

What's the answer to tripling the greater of the two consecutive even integers gives the same result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even integer. what are the integers?

Answer 1

let the 2 integers be x and x + 2.

so we have the equation:-

3(x + 2)  = x - 10

3x + 6 = x - 10

2x = -16

x = -8

the integers are -8 and -6  answer