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Find two consecutive even integers such that the sum of the smaller integer plus twice the larger integer is 238.

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80 and 78 are the numbers

You want the larger number to be included twice
So it will be 80+80+78
80+80=160
160+78=238

Therefore the numbers are 78 and 80
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