SOLUTION: the smaller of two consecutive even integer is five more than one half of the greater.

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Question 60386This question is from textbook algebra
: the smaller of two consecutive even integer is five more than one half of the greater. This question is from textbook algebra

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X BEING THE SMALLER EVEN NUMBER THEN
X=5+(X+2)/2
X=5+X/2+1
X-1/2X=6
1/2X=6
X=12
X+2=14
PROOF
12=5+14/2
12=5+7
12=12