document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=60386>Question 60386</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618044302/algebrahomeworkh>algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the smaller of two consecutive even integer is five more than one half of the greater. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #41468 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=41468\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X BEING THE SMALLER EVEN NUMBER THEN <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=5+(X+2)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=5+X/2+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-1/2X=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2X=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+2=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=5+14/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=5+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=12 </SPAN>\n" );
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