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The sum of two consecutive positive even integers is at most 14. List all possible pairs of integers.

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Let X be the first number
there is a 2 numbers distance between each even number eg.2 ,4, 6, 8, etc.
So the 2nd number is X+2
The sum of the 1st and 2nd numbers = 14
X + X+2 =14
2X +2 =14
2X = 14-2
2X = 12
X = 12/2
X = 6
Therefore,
The first number i.e, X = 6
And the second number i.e, X+2 = 6+2 =8
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This is the only positive pair in case of two consecutive numbers if the are even numbers but not consecutive there will be more pairs
12 + 2 = 14
10 + 4 = 14
8 + 6 = 14 (Already found)
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