Question

Find two consecutive even numbers such that the difference of one half the larger and two fifths the smaller is equal to five.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{x+2}{2}-\frac{2x}{5}=5$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the smaller even number,

⇒ The larger even number which is consecutive to x = x - 2,

Since, the difference of one half the larger and two fifths the smaller is equal to five.

$\implies \frac{1}{2}\times (x+2) - \frac{2}{5}\times x = 5$

$\implies \frac{x+2}{2}-\frac{2x}{5}=5$

Which is the required equation that could be used to determine the number.

Answer 2

The answer would be this  1/2(n+2)-2/5n=5