The number of counties in state A and the number of counties in state B are consecutive even integers whose sum is 162. If state

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The number of counties in state A and the number of counties in state B are consecutive even integers whose sum is 162. If state

A has more counties than state B, how many counties does each state have?

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Inga [223] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-27T08:47:49+03:00

<span>The number of counties in state A and the number of counties in state B are consecutive even integers whose sum is 110. If state A has more counties than state B, how many counties does each state have?
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1st: 2x
2nd: 2x+2
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Equation:
4x+2 = 110

4x = 108
x = 27
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1st: 2x = 54
2nd: 2x+2 = 56</span>