I have a problem on my math sheet but it not a problem it is more of a statement it reads "40% of x is 35.

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Let smaller number be 2x , then the nest even number will be 2x + 2so   2x + 4(2x + 2) = 582x + 8x + 8 = 5810x = 50x = 5  so the first number is 2*5   = 10 and second one is 12