SOLUTION: the smaller of two consecutive even integer is five more than one half of the greater.
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: the smaller of two consecutive even integer is five more than one half of the greater.
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X BEING THE SMALLER EVEN NUMBER THEN
X=5+(X+2)/2
X=5+X/2+1
X-1/2X=6
1/2X=6
X=12
X+2=14
PROOF
12=5+14/2
12=5+7
12=12
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