document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=976787>Question 976787</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive even numbers such that the sum of the first, one half of the second, and one fourth of the third is twenty less than twice the first. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #598289 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><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=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=598289\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 even numbers can be written as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides by 2 to get rid of that 1/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The numbers are\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "88,90,92\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the sum of the first (88), one half of the second (45), and one fourth of the third (23) (total 156) is twenty less than twice the first (176-20) </SPAN>\n" );
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