Question 482991
Hello, 
Let's have x be one even number and x+2 be the other even number. Now we can set up this equation:
x + (x+2)=74
Combine like terms and subtract 2 to get:
2x=72
Divide by 2:
x=36 Now we know the two number are:
36 & 38 
Make sense?
RJ
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