SOLUTION: Find four consecutive even integers such that twice the sum of the first and fourth is 124

SOLUTION: Find four consecutive even integers such that twice the sum of the first and fourth is 124

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Question 248803: Find four consecutive even integers such that twice the sum of the first and fourth is 124
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Find four consecutive even integers such that twice the sum of the first and fourth is 124
1st=x
2nd=x+2
3rd=x+4
4th=x+6
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so,
2[(x)+(x+6)]=124
2(2x+6)=124
4x+12=124
4x=124-12
4x=112
x=28
so,
1st =28
2nd=30
3rd=32
4th=34
(2)(28+34)=124
124=124
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