tripling the greater of two consecutive even integers gives the same result as subtracting 10 from the lesser even integer.what are the integers?

1 answer

3(x+2) = x-10
3x+6 = x-10
2x = -16
x = -8

the numbers are -8 and -6

check:
3 * -6 = -18
-8 - 10 = -18