document.write( "Question 560158: The first number of three consecutive even integers equals the sum of the second and third. Find the three numbers.
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The first number of three consecutive even integers equals the sum of the second and third. Find the three numbers.
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\n" ); document.write( "x = (x+2) + (x+4)
\n" ); document.write( "x = 2x + 6
\n" ); document.write( "-6 = 2x - x
\n" ); document.write( "x = -6 \n" ); document.write( "

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