document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=371619>Question 371619</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive even integers such that the product of the first and the third is 24 less than 9 times the second.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #264686 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=264686\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the consequitive even numbers be x,x+2,x+4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+4)=9(x+2)-24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+4x=9x+18-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x-9x-18+24=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x+6=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-3x-2x+6=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-3)-2(x-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-3)(x-2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 OR 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,4,6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
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