document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165994>Question 165994</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive even integers such that two times the sum of the first and the second is equal to three times the third. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122431 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sata001><B>sata001(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sata001><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=122431\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let these numbers be 2x 2x+2 and 2x+4. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "two times the sum of the first and the second is equal to three times the third means that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*(2x + 2x+2)=3*(2x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*(4x+2)=6x+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+4=6x+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the three consecutive even integers are 8, 10 and 12. </SPAN>\n" );
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