document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=729461>Question 729461</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of three consecutive even integers is 408. What is the largest of the three integers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If we start with an even number and each number in the sequence is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > more than the previous number then we will get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=consecutive ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"consecutive\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+even ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+even\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+integers ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+integers\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > be first even number, than <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2B+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2B+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is second and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2B+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2B+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > third consecutive number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Their sum is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B%28x%2B2%29%2B%28x%2B4%29=408 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B%28x%2B2%29%2B%28x%2B4%29=408\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Bx%2B2%2Bx%2B4=408 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Bx%2B2%2Bx%2B4=408\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B6=408 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B6=408\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=408-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=408-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=402 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=402\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=402%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=402%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=134 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=134\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....first even number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2=136 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2=136\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....second even number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B4=138 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B4=138\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....third even number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so,the largest of the three integers is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=138 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"138\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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