SOLUTION: the two consecutive even numbers whose sum is 10 are and ?

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Question 539000: the two consecutive even numbers whose sum is 10 are and ?
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Consecutive even numbers have to be integers because only integers are even or odd. Consecutive even integers are two apart. 6 and 8, for example, are 2 apart. Call the numbers x and x+2.


x+x+2=10


2x=8


x=4


x=4 and x+2=6


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