document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324893>Question 324893</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  11:34:34 PM ] Guest : What are the three consecutive even integers such that ten time the first integer is equal to six times the sum of the second and third?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ 11:38:12 PM ] Guest : Hi I have worked on this for hours. College, Susan Intermediate Algebra<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ 11:41:05 PM ] : This was my last attempt before asking for help 10x = 6(3x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ 11:42:48 PM ] : 10x = 12x+36 take 12x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ 11:44:00 PM ] : you get -2x=36 divide both sides by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ 11:44:46 PM ] : x = -18 is this one of the integers?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ 11:47:26 PM ] : help please!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #232612 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</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=232612\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the integers be x, x+2, x+4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 times the first integer = 10x..............1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sum of second and third<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= x+2 +x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 times the sum <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(2x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=12x+36................2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equation 1 = equation 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=12x +36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -12x to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x-12x= 12x-12x+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 36/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-18 . first integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = -18+2=-16 second integer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+4 = -18+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-14 third integer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check 10x= 6(x+x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10*-18=6(-18-18+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-180=-180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the integers are -18,-16,-14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you are right </SPAN>\n" );
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