SOLUTION: how do I work this word problem? The sum of three consecutive even whole numbers if the greatest is x.

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Question 351934: how do I work this word problem?
The sum of three consecutive even whole numbers if
the greatest is x.

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the greatest is , then the previous one is , and the one before that is , since they're consecutive even numbers.
The sum is then,



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