document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309883>Question 309883</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5 times the first  of three consecutive even integers is 4 less than twice the sum if the second and third, find the integers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^5 -4 this is as far as I got  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #221644 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=221644\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the first integer be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second will be x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The third will be x+4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 times the first integer = 5x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sum of second and third = x+2 + x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Twice the sum of second and third<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(2x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 less than 2(2x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2(2x+6)-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x=2(2x+6)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=4x+12-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The numbers are 8 , 10, 12 </SPAN>\n" );
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