document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59121>Question 59121</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5 times the first of 3 consecutive even integers is 14 more than 3 times the second. What is the third consecutive integer? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 14 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 16 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. 18 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 12 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. 16 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. 18 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Even integers are counted by adding 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,4,6,8,...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,2+2,2+2+2,2+2+2+2,...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the first even integer be:x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the second even integer is:x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finally the third even integer is:x+2+2=x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 times the first means:5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is mean:=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 more than means:+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 times the second means:3(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Problem to solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=3(x+2)+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=3x+6+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=3x+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-3x=-3x+3x+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x/2=20/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first even integer is: x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second even integer is:x+2=10+2=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "***The third even integer is:x+4=10+4=14 (c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! <BR>\n" );
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