document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=427964>Question 427964</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive even integers <BR>\n" );
document.write( "such that twice the smallest plus three <BR>\n" );
document.write( "times the largest will result <BR>\n" );
document.write( "in the middle integer plus 98. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #297538 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><B>John10(297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><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=John10><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=297538\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the smallest even number then x + 2 and x + 4 are the second and third even numbers respectively.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of twice of smallest number and three times of the largest number is equal to the sum of second number plus 98\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 3(x+4) = (x+2)+ 98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 3x + 12 = x + 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the smallest number is 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the middle number is 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the largest number is 26\r<BR>\n" );
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