document.write( "Question 1017244: Three CONSECUTIVE EVEN intergers have the property that when the difference between the first and twice the second is found the result is eight more than the third. Find the three consecutive even intergers \n" ); document.write( "

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Three CONSECUTIVE EVEN integers
\n" ); document.write( "x, x+2, x+4
\n" ); document.write( "have the property that when the difference between the first and twice the second is found the result is eight more than the third.
\n" ); document.write( "x - 2(x+2) = (x+4) + 8
\n" ); document.write( "x - 2x - 4 = x + 4 + 8
\n" ); document.write( "combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( "x -2x - x = 4 + 8 + 4
\n" ); document.write( "-2x = 16
\n" ); document.write( "x = 16/-2
\n" ); document.write( "x = -8
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the three consecutive even integers
\n" ); document.write( "-8 -6 - 4
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\n" ); document.write( "See if that checks out in the statement:
\n" ); document.write( "\" the difference between the first and twice the second is found the result is eight more than the third.\"
\n" ); document.write( "-8 - 2(-6) = -4 + 8
\n" ); document.write( "-8 + 12 = +4 \n" ); document.write( "

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