Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 288

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Aleena Mathews

3 December, 02:37

Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 288

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Ahmed Ewing · Answer 1

So I’m going to solve this using algebra OK?

So what you do is take the first integer as X.

Then we know that x (the first number) + X+2 (the second number) is 288 right?

So we solve that saying x+x+2=288.

So 2X+2=288

2X+2-2=288-2 right?

So 2X=286.

So x is 286/2 right?

So x is 143.

Now the first number is 143 right?

So the second number should be 143+2 so 145.

I know they are not even but these are the solutions.

I don’t think there are any consecutive even numbers that add up to 288