SOLUTION: Five times the first of three consecutive even integers is four less than three times the third integer. Find the smallest even integer

Question 188894: Five times the first of three consecutive even integers is four less than three times the third integer. Find the smallest even integer
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Five times the first of three consecutive even integers is four less than three times the third integer. Find the smallest even integer
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lets call our integers a, a+2, and a+4
:
5a=3(a+4)-4
:
5a=3a+12-4
:
2a=8
:
a=4....smallest even integer
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