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\n" ); document.write( " The smallest of three consecutive even integers is 4 less than 5 times the largest. What are the integers
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Let the first/smallest integer be S
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document.write( "Then the middle and largest are: S + 2, and S + 4, respectively
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document.write( "We then get: S = 5(S + 4) - 4
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document.write( "S = 5S + 20 - 4
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document.write( "S - 5S = 16
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document.write( "- 4S = 16
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document.write( "S, or smallest =  ========> 
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document.write( "Middle integer: - 4 + 2 =======> 
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document.write( "Largest integer: - 4 + 4 ======>    \n" );
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