look at this question from 2007
www.jiskha.com/questions/49548/Find-two-consecutive-numbers-such-that-the-difference-of-their-reciprocals-is-1-4
Yours just has different constants
let the first even number be x
the the next even number is x+2
1/x - 1/(x+2) = 1/60
you will end up with a quadratic, remember you answer must be a positive whole number.
Two consecutive even whole numbers are selected. The difference between the reciprocals of the two numbers is 1/60. Determine the numbers.
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