document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=214750>Question 214750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One-sixth of the smallest of three consecutive even integers is three less than one-tenth the sum of the other even integers.  Find the integers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6x +3 = 1/10 (x+2)+(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6x +3 = 1/10 (2x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6x +3 -3 = 1/10 (2x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here is where I lose it, do not understand what to do with the fractions. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162190 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162190\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One-sixth of the smallest of three consecutive even integers is three less than one-tenth the sum of the other even integers.  Find the integers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be an even integer, x+2 and x+4 be the next two consecutive integers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  x+2+x+4 is the sum of the two even integers or 2x+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  (2x+6)/10 is one-tenth of the sum of the other even integers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.   x/6 is one-sixth of the smallest even itneger\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6   Multiply 60 to both sides of the equation to get rid of the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 144-10x to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 7.  The numbers are 72, 74 and 76.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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