document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259764>Question 259764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> some help here please, really confused.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The sum of three consecutive even integers is 72.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write an equation you would use to find the integers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "       x + (x + 1) + (x + 3) = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       4x = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 72  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The key to this is the sum of \"EVEN\" integers. For example 2+4+6 etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So to show this in an equation it would need to be set up as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x+2)+(x+4)=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Another helpful hint: the word \"is\" in math problems usually mean \"equal\".<BR>\n" );
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