document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=645228>Question 645228</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you go about solving this word problem? Find three consecutive integers such that four times the sum of all three is two times the product of the larger two. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #405397 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=405397\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive integers such that four times the sum of all three is two times the product of the larger two.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(3x) = 2(x(x+1))<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x = 2x^2 + 2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x = x^2 + x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 5x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-5) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0 or x = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = 0 the integers are: -1,0,1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = 5 the integers are: 4,5,6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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