SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers such that twice the sum of the first and third is four more than three times the second. Thank You

SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers such that twice the sum of the first and third is four more than three times the second. Thank You

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Question 335845: Find three consecutive even integers such that twice the sum of the first and third is four more than three times the second. Thank You
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the numbers be x, x+2, x+4
2(x+x+4)= 3(x+2)+4
2(2x+4)=3x+6+4
4x+8 = 3x +10
add -8 to both sides
4x+8-8=3x+10-8
4x=3x+2
add -3x to both sides
4x-3x=3x-3x+2
x=2
the numbers are 2,4,6

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