document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=785302>Question 785302</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help on this word problem: Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the least integer and the middle integer is 32 more than the greatest integer. I tried y+x=32+z...but that is as far as I got. I am horrible at math word problems. Thank you in advance. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #477487 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=477487\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three consecutive, EVEN integers:  2n, 2n+2, 2n+4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n is some whole number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sum of the least integer and the middle integer is, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282n%29%2B%282n%2B2%29=somethingDescribedNext ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282n%29%2B%282n%2B2%29=somethingDescribedNext\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32 more than the greatest integer, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32%2B%282n%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32%2B%282n%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is the somethingDescribedNext.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Compose the full description:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%282n%29%2B%282n%2B2%29=32%2B%282n%2B4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%282n%29%2B%282n%2B2%29=32%2B%282n%2B4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your trouble was that you tried to assign each unknown number to a different variable, instead of using the precise description of the numbers, being CONSECUTIVE EVEN numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you just simplify and solve for n.  From n, you compute each number. </SPAN>\n" );
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