let x be the first integer
x+ 2 the second integer ( two consecutive even )
smaller integer added to three times the larger <span>x + 3 ( x+2)
</span>two less than five times the smaller <span>5x - 2</span>
x + 3 ( x+2) = 5x - 2
x+3x +6 = 5x -2
x=8
the first integer = 8
the second is x+2 =10
Your 2nd option is the correct answer because 7 goes into both.
Answer:
24 for 5 is higher because you have to divide 24 by 5 and if you do that it gives you $4.8, while 5 for 24 gives you a unit rate of $0.20.
3:7 =
3/7
3/7 = x/35
7x = 105
x = 15
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