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let any integer be x
\n" ); document.write( "to make it definitely even,make it 2x
\n" ); document.write( "now three consecutive even integers would mean 2x,(2x+2),(2x+4)
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document.write( "we have been given a condition,
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document.write( "\"sum of three times the first integer, one-third the second integer, and eight times the third integer is -58\"
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document.write( "i've colored them different so you can follow it in the working
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document.write( "3(2x)+1/3(2x+2)+8(2x+4)=-58
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document.write( "[6x] + [2/3(x+1)] + [2/8(x+2)] = -58
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document.write( "6x + 2/3(x+1) + 1/4(x+2) = -58
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document.write( "multiply throughout by 3
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document.write( "18x + 2(x+1) + 3/4(x+2) = -3(58)
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document.write( "multiply throughout by 4
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document.write( "72x + 8(x+1) + 3(x+2) = -3(4)(58)
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document.write( "72x + 8x + 8 + 3x + 6 = -12(58)
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document.write( "83x + 14 = -696
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document.write( "83x = -696-14= -710
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document.write( "x= -710/83
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document.write( "Now this value of x is not only negative,it is also not an integral value.
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document.write( "Clearly this '-58' cannot be correct. please check your question and post again.