document.write( "Question 184353: Three times the smallest of three consecutive even integers is two more than twice the largest. Find the integers.\r
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document.write( "This what I tried.\r
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document.write( "3x=2[x+2+2(x+4)]
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document.write( "3x=2[x+2+2x+8]
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document.write( "3x=2[3x+10]
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document.write( "3x=6x+20
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document.write( "-6x=-6x
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document.write( "3x-6x=20
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document.write( "-3x=20
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document.write( "x=20/-3
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document.write( "x=? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #138380 by user_dude2008(1862)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \"Three times the smallest of three consecutive even integers is two more than twice the largest\" ----> 3(2x)=2(2x+4)+2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3(2x)=2(2x+4)+2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6x=2(2x+4)+2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6x=4x+8+2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6x-4x=8+2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x=10\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=5\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Nums: 2*5, 2*5+2, 2*5+4 ---> 10, 12, 14\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ans: numbers are 10, 12, 14 \n" ); document.write( " |