What is the sum of two consecutive even integers that is 134?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-28T09:20:40

The integers are # 66 and68#

Let the two consecutive integers be #2n and 2n+2#

Therefore we can write

#2n+2n+2=134#

or

#4n=134-2#

or

#4n=132#

or

#n=132/4#

or

#n=33#

Therefore the integers are

#2n=2times33=66 and 2n+2=66+2=68#