document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=229799>Question 229799</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive even integers such that the third is 16 less than twice the second </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170304 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=170304\">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+4=2(x+2)-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4=2x+4-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2x=4-16-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16 is for the first integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16+2=18 is the second integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16+4=20 is the third integer. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20=2*18-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20=36-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20=20 </SPAN>\n" );
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