SOLUTION: 149. Find 3 consecutive even numbers such that the sum of the 1st and the 3rd numbers exceeds the 2nd number by 10

Question 1035849: 149. Find 3 consecutive even numbers such that the sum of the 1st and the 3rd numbers exceeds the 2nd number by 10
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, , and .

THE FIFTH GRADER SOLUTION:
No calculation needed.
Three consecutive integers form an arithmetic sequence,
and in an arithmetic sequence the median is the average.
In other words, the middle number is the average of the other two numbers,
which means that the sum of the first and third numbers is times the middle number,
which is the middle number plus the middle number.
The sum exceeds the second (middle) by the value of the middle number,
and the problem says that value is .

MAKING IT LOOK LIKE ALGEBRA:
Let's call the three consecutive even numbers (the first, second, and third even numbers)
, , and .
The sum of the first and third numbers is .
The problem says that sum exceeds the second number by ,
meaning that the is equal to the sum of the first and third numbers is .
Our equation is
--->---> .
So, , and .

NOTE:
You can always call three consecutive even numbers,
or three consecutive odd numbers , , and .
If the you find at the end is not an odd or even integer as you expected,
the problem has no solution
(or you made a mistake in your calculations).
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