SOLUTION: the sum of three consecutive even integers is 36. Find the smallest of them.
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Question 708244: the sum of three consecutive even integers is 36. Find the smallest of them.
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the sum of three consecutive even integers is 36. Find the smallest of them.
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Let x = smallest of three consecutive even integers
then
x+2 = second integer
x+4 = third
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x + x+2 + x+4 = 36
3x + 6 = 36
3x = 30
x = 10 (answer)
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