document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=699093>Question 699093</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello! I am a bit confused with this problem. PLEASE HELP ME.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find three consecutive even integers such that their sum decreased by the third is 82.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x, (x+2, (x+4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just write what it says,\" such that their sum decreased by the third is 82. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (x+2) + (x+4) - (x+4) = 82<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2 = 82<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 82 - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check: 40 + 42 + 44 - 44 = 82 </SPAN>\n" );
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