Solve.
-The house numbers of two adjacent homes are two consecutive even numbers. If their sum is 418, find the house numbers.
A) 208, 210
B) 208, 416
C) 209, 211
D) 207, 209

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Let the smaller even number be x. The next consecutive even number is x + 2. Their sum is given as 418, so x + (x + 2) = 418. Solving this equation gives x = 208, so the numbers are 208 and 210.

Solve. -The House Numbers of Two Adjacent Homes Are Two Consecutive