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Five times the first of three consecutive even integers is four less than three times the third integer. Find the smallest even integer
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\n" ); document.write( "lets call our integers a, a+2, and a+4
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\n" ); document.write( "5a=3(a+4)-4
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\n" ); document.write( "5a=3a+12-4
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\n" ); document.write( "2a=8
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\n" ); document.write( "a=4....smallest even integer \n" ); document.write( "

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