document.write( "Question 367645: Consecutive problem:\r
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document.write( "Hi, 
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document.write( "Yes! Letting x represent the first of the three consecutive even integers.
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document.write( "***consecutive even integers differ by 2.  
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document.write( "the three consecutive even integers would be x,  (x+2) and (x+4)
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document.write( "Write as we Read***
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document.write( "2x - 3(x+2)= 4
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document.write( "solve for x
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document.write( "-x - 6 = 4
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document.write( "-10 = x
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document.write( "-10,-8 and -6 would be the three consecutive even integers\r
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "-20 - 3*-8 = -20 + 24 = 4  \n" );
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