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The greater of two consecutive even integers is 20 more than twice the smaller. find the integers

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Answer:

-19, -18

Explanation:

Let x represent the smaller integer. Then the larger is x+1 and their relationship is ...

x +1 = 20 + 2x

-19 = x . . . . . . . . . subtract x+20 from both sides.

The smaller integer is -19; the larger is -18.

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