document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=708244>Question 708244</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of three consecutive even integers is 36. Find the smallest of them. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = smallest of three consecutive even integers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2 = second integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4 = third<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x+2 + x+4 = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 6 = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 (answer) </SPAN>\n" );
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