SOLUTION: If two consecutive even numbers are such that 5/6 of the reciprocal of one is equal to the reciprocal of the other. Find the two even numbers.

Question 386753: If two consecutive even numbers are such that 5/6 of the reciprocal of one is
equal to the reciprocal of the other. Find the two even numbers.

Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If two consecutive even numbers are such that 5/6 of the reciprocal of one is
equal to the reciprocal of the other. Find the two even numbers.
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let the numbers be x, x+2
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5/6x= 1/(x+2)
cross multiply
5(x+2)=6x
5x+10=6x
6x-5x=10
x=10
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10,12 are the numbers
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