SOLUTION: find three consecutive even integers if the sum of the first two minus the third is 16

Question 183303: find three consecutive even integers if the sum of the first two minus the third is 16
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Consecutive even integers follow the pattern: 2x, 2x+2, 2x+4, etc...

So "the sum of the first two minus the third is 16", translates to the equation

Distribute.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Add to both sides.

Combine like terms on the right side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the answer is

This means that the three numbers are

In short, the numbers are 18, 20, and 22
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