Even numbers = 2x +2
Consecutive even numbers = 2x+4
then
(2x+2) + (2x+4)= 38
2x + 2 + 2x + 4 = 38
2x + 2x + 2 + 4 = 38
4x + 6 = 38
4x = 38 - 6
x = 32 :4
x = 8
2x+ 2 = 2(8)+2 = 16 + 2 = 18
2x+4 = 2(8) +4 = 16 + 4 = 20
The smallest number is 18
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Answer:
18 is the smaller number
Step-by-step explanation:
Let us take X for the first even number (it will also be the smallest)
x, x+1, x+2, so on..
the consecutive even number of x+2 is the next even number after x.
so you now get this equation...
x+(x+2) = 38
2x + 2 = 38
2x = 36
x=18
