SOLUTION: Find two consecutive even positive integers whose sum is 70. Also, I need to know why you do what you do?

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Question 898162: Find two consecutive even positive integers whose sum is 70. Also, I need to know why you do what you do?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the first even integer is N, then the next consecutive integer would be N%2B2.
N%2BN%2B2=70
2N%2B2=70
2N=68
N=34
So the integers are 34 and 36.