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4 July, 14:24

Two consecutive even integers have a sum of 42. find the integers.

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  1. 4 July, 17:16
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    Consecutive means 2 numbers next to each other

    so let x equal our first number

    and to get the number next to it, we simply add 1

    so ... x + (x+1) = 42

    combine terms and subtract 1 from each side

    2x = 41

    divide each side by 2

    x = 20.5
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