document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=215785>Question 215785</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618306161/algebrahomeworkh>intermediate algebra with applications</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find three consecutive even integers so that the sum of the smallest interger and twice the second integer is 20 more than 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 #163008 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=163008\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x, x+2 & x+4 be the 3 integers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2(x+2)=(x+4)+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x+4=x+4+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4=x+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-x=24-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10 ans. for the smallest integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+2=12 for the middle integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+4=14 ans. for the largest integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+2*12=14+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+24=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34=34 </SPAN>\n" );
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