SOLUTION: Three times the third of three consecutive even integers is eight less than the sum of the first and the second integers. Find the three integers.

SOLUTION: Three times the third of three consecutive even integers is eight less than the sum of the first and the second integers. Find the three integers.

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Question 477995: Three times the third of three consecutive even integers is eight less than the sum of the first and the second integers. Find the three integers.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, x+2, x+4 are the even integers
3(x+4)=x+x+2-8
3x+12=2x+2-8
3x-2x=+2-8-12
x=-18
-18,-16,-14
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