Question

The sum of two consecutive even integers is -34. What is the smaller integer?

Answer 1

`-18,-16`

Explanation:

We know that an even number always takes the form of `2n,AAninZZ`. So the consecutive even number will be `2n+2`.

Therefore we have:

`2n+2n+2=-34`

`4n+2=-34`

`4n=-36`

`:.2n=-18,2n+2=-16`

Therefore the two consecutive even integers are `-18` and `-16`.