document.write( "Question 74306: find four consecutive integers such that the sum of the second and the fourth is seventeen less than thrice the first. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #53296 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Call the integers a, a+1, a+2, a+3
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28a%2B1%29+%2B+%28a%2B3%29+=+3a+-+17\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2a+%2B+4+=+3a+-+17\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a+=+21\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The integers are 21,22,23,24
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"22+%2B+24+=+46\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2A21+-+17+=+46\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"63+-+17+=+46\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"46+=+46\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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