document.write( "Question 557671: Richard found three consecutive even integers such that 7 times the sum of the first and third was 48 less than 10 times the second. What were the integers? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #362703 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Call the consecutive even integers
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+\"$ , $\"+n+%2B+2+\"$ , and $\"+n+%2B+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2A%28+n+%2B+n+%2B+4+%29+=+10%2A%28+n+%2B+2+%29+-+48+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2A%28+2n+%2B+4+%29+=+10n+%2B+20+-+48+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+14n+%2B+28+=+10n+-+28+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4n+=+-56+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+-14+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+%2B+2+=+-12+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+%2B+4+=+-10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The consecutive even integers are -10, -12, and -14
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2A%28+n+%2B+n+%2B+4+%29+=+10%2A%28+n+%2B+2+%29+-+48+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2A%28+-28+%2B+4+%29+=+10%2A%28+-14+%2B+2+%29+-+48+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2A%28-24%29+=+-120+-+48+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-168+=+-168+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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