SOLUTION: My teacher gave me this equation: " Find 3 consecutive even integers such that the sum of the first two is three times the third."
I'm not so sure how to start it. Please help.
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Question 346789: My teacher gave me this equation: " Find 3 consecutive even integers such that the sum of the first two is three times the third."
I'm not so sure how to start it. Please help.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the first of the integers. Then 
represents the second one, and 
represents the third one.
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Solve for .
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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