document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254217>Question 254217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of three consecutive even numbers is equal to two times the largest number. what is the largest number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we want the largest number only we will assign n to the largest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n  =largest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n-2=middle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n-4=smallest <BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+n-2+n-4=2n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for n the largest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add up the left side both n's and numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "get all n's on one side and all numbers on the other. zero is a number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hint n is less than 10 </SPAN>\n" );
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