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Find all pairs of consecutive even positive integers, both of which are larger than 5 such that their sum is less than 23.

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Let x be the smaller of the two consecutive even positive integers, then the other is x + 2. 

According to the given conditions.

Also, x is an even positive integer. x can take the values 6, 8 and 10.

So, the required possible pairs will be (x, x + 2) 

= (6, 8), (8, 10), (10, 12)

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