SOLUTION: 3 times the largest of 3 consecutive even integers is 76 more than the sum of the other two integers. Find the integers

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Question 454559: 3 times the largest of 3 consecutive even integers is 76 more than the sum of the other two integers. Find the integers
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Let represent the first of the consecutive even integers. Then is the second one and is the third.

From the data in the problem we can deduce that:



Collect terms and then solve for . Then calculate and


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