Castor.kim wrote:If a and b are consecutive even integers in ascending order, and if the sum of the two consecutive even integers that immediately precede a is 26, what is the sum of a and b?
a.28
b.30
c.32
d.34
e.36
I can'y understand what this problem ask..
OA is d
please any one see this problem?
Make a list of CONSECUTIVE EVEN INTEGERS:
...10, 12, 14, 16, 18...
The sum of the two consecutive even integers that immediately precede a is 26.
10,
12, 14, 16, 18...
12+14 = 26.
Since 12 and 14 are the two even integers that immediately PRECEDE a, a and b are the NEXT TWO INTEGERS in the list:
10, 12, 14,
a=16, b=18...
a+b = 16+18 = 34.
The correct answer is
D.
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