document.write( "Question 173397: The smaller of two consecutive even integers is five more than one-half of the greater. Find the integers \n" ); document.write( "
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The smaller of two consecutive even integers is five more than one-half of the greater. Find the integers.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x = the smaller even integer\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x + 2 = the larger even integer\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The statement \"The smaller of two consecutive even integers is five more\" can be written simply as x + 5.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The statement \"one-half of the greater\" is written (1/2)(x + 2).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We now equate the two quantities and solve for x.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + 5 = (1/2)(x + 2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Can you take it from here?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When you find x, plug the value of x into the first and second even integers as written above.\r
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