Question

if the smaller of the two consecutive even integers is subtracted from 3 times the large, result is 42 find the integer​

Answer 1

here is the solution

let first consecutive even int be (x)

"" "" "" second even int be (x+2)

third even int (x+4)

according to question

3(x+4) - (x+x+2) = 42

solve the equation and you will get ur answer

Answer 2

Answer:

18 and 20

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x and x+2 be the consecutive even integers

Let x be the smaller integer

Let x+2 be the larger integer

The statement:

3(x+2)-x=42

3x+6-x=42

3x-x=42-6

2x=36

x=18

sub x+2:

(18)+2= 20