SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the second and third is equal to three times the first decreased by 14.

Question 606688: Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the second and third is equal to three times the first decreased by 14.

Answer by asuar010(338) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
since they are consecutive integers we represent the first number as x the second as (x+1) and the third as (x+3) and by following the problem we can set up the following equation (x+1)+(x+2)=3x-14 which becomes 2x+3=3x-14 which gives x=17 and the three numbers are then 17,18 and 19
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