document.write( "Question 271182: One half of a certain even integer plus one fifth of the next consecutive even integer equals 48. Find the two integers. \n" ); document.write( "

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Two integers are x and x+2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F2%29%28x%29%2B%281%2F5%29%28x%2B2%29=48\"$ Multiply both sides by 10 to eliminate fractions:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x%2B2%28x%2B2%29=480\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7x%2B4=480\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=68\"$ and $\"x%2B2=70\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "68 & 70 \n" ); document.write( "

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