document.write( "Question 159307This question is from textbook ALgebra structure and method Book 1
\n" ); document.write( ": The smaller of two consecutive even integers is five more than one half of the greater. \n" ); document.write( "

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Let $\"n\"$ = the smaller integer
\n" ); document.write( "Then $\"n+%2B+2\"$ will be the next even integer
\n" ); document.write( " $\"n+=+%28n+%2B2%29%2F2+%2B+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2n+=+n+%2B+2+%2B+10\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2n+-+n+=+12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"n+=+12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"n+%2B+2+=+14\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The numbers are 12 and 14
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"n+=+%28n+%2B2%29%2F2+%2B+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12+=+%2812+%2B+2%29%2F2+%2B+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12+=+12\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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