document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=622633>Question 622633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find four consecutive even numbers which add to 68. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the first number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the next three even numbers are x+2, x+4, and x+6.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of these numbers is 68, so<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the context of this problem, the equation x=14 means that the first number is 14. The next three even numbers are 16, 18, and 20.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Checking we see that 14+16+18+20=68. <BR>\n" );
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