document.write( "Question 614184: How do you make one of these equations equal 48? The equations and numbers are x+(x+2)+(x+4)=48; 16,17,18
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document.write( "Hi, 
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document.write( "x+(x+2)+(x+4)=48
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document.write( "solving: 
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document.write( " 3x + 6 = 48
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document.write( "     3x = 42   
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document.write( "      x = 14
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document.write( "x = 14, (x+2) = 16 and (x+4) = 18
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document.write( "  14 + 16 + 18 = 48 \r
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document.write( "x+(x+1)+(x+2)=48
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document.write( "solving:
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document.write( "Yes!  x = 15
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document.write( "x = 15, (x+1) = 16 and (x+2) = 17
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document.write( "  15 + 16 + 17 = 48 \n" );
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