SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers for which three times the smallest one is the same as 6 less than the sum of the two larger ones. I set up the formula as x=smallest inte

Question 1124197: Find three consecutive even integers for which three times the smallest one is the same as 6 less than the sum of the two larger ones.
I set up the formula as
x=smallest integer
x+2 next integer
x+4 next consecutive integer
So I set up the problem as 3x=6-(x+2)+(x+4)
Where did I go wrong here?
Answer by ikleyn(52834) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The correct equation is


3x = (x+2)+(x+4) - 6.

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