Question

Two consecutive even integers have a sum of 74. What are the integers?

Answer 1

36 and 38

Explanation:

Answer 2

36 and 38

Explanation:

`n,\ n+2-\text{two consecutive even integers}\\\\\text{The equation:}\\\\n+(n+2)=74\\\\n+n+2=74\qquad\text{subtract 2 from both sides}\\\\2n=72\qquad\text{divide both sides by 2}\\\\n=36\\\\n+2=36+2=38`