SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem: Find three consecutive even integers such that 3 times the sum of the first two is 48 less than the third.

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Question 633540: Please help me solve this word problem:
Find three consecutive even integers such that
3 times the sum of the first two is 48 less than
the third.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
Find three consecutive even integers , ,
such that 3 times the sum of the first two is 48 less than the third
3(2x+2) = (x+4) - 48
5x = -50
x = -10
Integers are -10, -8, -6
and...

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