SOLUTION: The sum of four consecutive even integers equals seven times the greatest of the integers. Find the integers.

SOLUTION: The sum of four consecutive even integers equals seven times the greatest of the integers. Find the integers.

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Question 347429: The sum of four consecutive even integers equals seven times the greatest of the integers. Find the integers.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the integers be x,x+2,x+4,x+6
...
x+x+2+x+4+x+6= 7(x+6)
4x+12=7x+42
7x-4x=-42+12
3x=-30
x=-10
...
the numbers are -10,-8,-6,-4
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