SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers such that five times the smallest is four times the largest

SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers such that five times the smallest is four times the largest

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Question 912693: Find three consecutive even integers such that five times the smallest is four times the largest
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
consecutive even integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

5(x-2) = 4(x+2)
5x - 10 = 4x + 8
x = 18

The integers are 16, 18, and 20.
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