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document.write( "Find three consecutive even integers , , 
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document.write( "such that 3 times the sum of the first two is 48 less than the third
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document.write( "  3(2x+2) = (x+4) - 48
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document.write( "    5x = -50
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document.write( "     x = -10
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document.write( "Integers are -10, -8, -6\r
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document.write( "and...
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