document.write( "Question 707693: find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the smallest and 3 times the second is 38 more than twice the third. \n" ); document.write( "
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Equation 1: \"B+=+A+%2B+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: \"C+=+A+%2B+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 3: \"A+%2B+3B+=+2C+%2B+38\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Note that B & C are written in terms of A. Substitute their values into equation 3.
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 3: \"A+%2B+3B+=+2C+%2B+38\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A+%2B+3%2A%28A+%2B+2%29+=+2%2A%28A+%2B+4%29+%2B+38\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply through
\n" ); document.write( "\"A+%2B+3A+%2B+6+=+2A+%2B+8+%2B+38\"
\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( "\"4A+%2B+6+=+2A+%2B+46\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 6 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"4A+=+2A+%2B+40\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 2A from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"2A+=+40\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28A+=+20%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now plug 20 into equations 1 & 2 for A.
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: \"B+=+A+%2B+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B+=+%2820%29+%2B+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28B+=+22%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: \"C+=+A+%2B+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"C+=+%2820%29+%2B+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28C+=+24%29\"
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