document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=764875>Question 764875</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 138. What is smallest of the three numbers ?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the three consecutive even numbers be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + 2 and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + n + 2 + n + 4 = 138\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3n + 6 = 138\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3n + 6 - 6 = 138 - 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 - 6 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "138 - 6 = 132\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3n = 132\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3n/3 = 132/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 44\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the three consecutive even numbers are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44, 46 and 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44 + 46 = 90 + 48 = 138\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44\r<BR>\n" );
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