document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=971072>Question 971072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive even integers whose sum is negative eighteen. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #593645 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=593645\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the smallest integer =x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the other two are x+2 and x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+2+x+4=-18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x +6 = -18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=-24 (by subtracting 6 from both sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-8  (by dividing both sides by 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4=-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Those are three consecutive even integers whose sum is -18. </SPAN>\n" );
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