SOLUTION: The smaller of two consecutive even intergers is five more than one half of the greater. Find the intergers. I figured out in my head that the answers are 12 & 14 but i cannot

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Question 652961: The smaller of two consecutive even intergers is five more than one half of the greater. Find the intergers. I figured out in my head that the answers are
12 & 14 but i cannot figure out the proper way to set up the problem that makes sense.
My attempt at the setup of this problem does not work out:
x=x+2/2+5

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I can show you how to find two consecutive even integers that fit your requirements. But I have no idea what an interger is.

Let represent the first of two consecutive even integers. Then must represent the other one.

You set up the equation properly.




Add -5 to both sides



Multiply both sides by 2



Add -x + 10 to both sides





John

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