document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=63000>Question 63000</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/093979862x/algebrahomeworkh>An Incremental Development</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find three consecutive even integers such that 6 times the first is 16 less than four times the sum of the second and third.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #43892 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><B>303795(602)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><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=43892\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The three consecutive integers will be x, x + 1 and x + 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 16 = 4((x + 1) + (x + 2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 16 = 4(2x + 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 16 = 8x + 12 Subtract 6x from each side of the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 16 - 6x = 8x + 12 - 6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = 2x + 12 Subtract 12 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 - 12 = 2x + 12 - 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The three numbers will therefore be 2, 3 and 4<BR>\n" );
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