document.write( "Question 153285: find three consecutive even integers such that the largest is three times the smallest. \n" ); document.write( "

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Let the three consecutive even numbers be n-2,n,n+2.
\n" ); document.write( "As the largest is three times the smallest, we have:
\n" ); document.write( "n+2=3(n-2)
\n" ); document.write( "Solving for n, we obtain:
\n" ); document.write( "n+2=3n-6
\n" ); document.write( "8=2n
\n" ); document.write( "8/2=n
\n" ); document.write( "4=n
\n" ); document.write( "So n = 4
\n" ); document.write( "Thus the three consecutive even numbers is 2, 4, 6.
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