Two Consecutive even numbers are such that half of the larger number exceeds one-forth of the smaller number by 5.then the larger number is ??

1)16
2)18
3)32
4)34

3 answers

smaller ---- x
larger ------ x+2

(1/2)(x+2) - (1/4)x = 5

solve for x
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