document.write( "Question 8955: Find three consecutive even integers such that three times the first plus six times the second is equall to ten times the third. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #5008 by bonster(299)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! #1: x \n" ); document.write( "#2: x+2 \n" ); document.write( "#3: x+4\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "three times the first plus six times the second is equall to ten times the third.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3(x) + 6(x+2)=10(x+4) \n" ); document.write( "3x+6x+2=10x+40 \n" ); document.write( "9x+2=10x+40 ..........................subtract 9x from both sides \n" ); document.write( "(9x+2)-9x=(10x+40)-9x \n" ); document.write( "2=x+40 .......................subtract 40 from both sides \n" ); document.write( "(2)-40=(x+40)-40 \n" ); document.write( "-38=x \n" ); document.write( " \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "#1: x =-38 \n" ); document.write( "#2: x+2=-38+2=-36 \n" ); document.write( "#3: x+4=-38+4=-34\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The three numbers are -38, -36, -34 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |