SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers such that two times the sum of the first and the second is equal to three times the third.

Question 165994: Find three consecutive even integers such that two times the sum of the first and the second is equal to three times the third.
Answer by sata001(4) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let these numbers be 2x 2x+2 and 2x+4.
two times the sum of the first and the second is equal to three times the third means that:
2*(2x + 2x+2)=3*(2x+4)
2*(4x+2)=6x+12
8x+4=6x+12
2x=8
x=4
so the three consecutive even integers are 8, 10 and 12.
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