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

Sagot :

9514 1404 393

Answer:

  -19, -18

Step-by-step 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.