document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1023928>Question 1023928</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find 3 consecutive positive even integers such that 4 times the first decreased by the second is 12 more than twice the third. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #639440 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><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=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=639440\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X the first number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X + 1 the second number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X + 2 the third number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X -(X+1) = 12 + 2(X+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X -X -1 = 12 + 2X + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X -1 = 16 + 2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 1 to each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X = 17 + 2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -2X to each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the numbers are  17 18 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Verify by substituing in 4X -(X+1) = 12 + 2(X+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(17) -18 = 12 + 2(19)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "68 - 18 ?= 12 + 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 = 40 </SPAN>\n" );
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