SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive even integers is fifty-four. The sum of the first two consecutive integers is 34. What is the first consecutive integer?

Question 147988: The sum of three consecutive even integers is fifty-four. The sum of the first two consecutive integers is 34. What is the first consecutive integer?
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The sum of three consecutive even integers is fifty-four. The sum of the first two consecutive integers is 34. What is the first consecutive integer?
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Let x = 1st of three consecutive even integers
x+2 = 2nd of three consecutive even integers
x+4 = 3rd of three consecutive even integers
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From: "The sum of three consecutive even integers is fifty-four." we get our equation:
x + (x+2) + (x+4) = 54
3x + 6 = 54
3x = 48
x = 16 (this is the 1st of three consecutive even integers)
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