document.write( "Question 1046390: one third of the third of three consecutive even integers is four less than half the first .find the first integer. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "one third of the third of three consecutive even integers is four less than half the first .find the first integer.
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Let smallest integer be S
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document.write( "Then 2nd and 3rd = S + 2, and S + 4, respectively
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document.write( "We then get: \"%281%2F3%29%28S+%2B+4%29+=+%281%2F2%29S+-+4\"
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document.write( "\"%28S+%2B+4%29%2F3+=+S%2F2+-+4\"
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document.write( "2(S + 4) = 3S - 24 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 6
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document.write( "2S + 8 = 3S - 24
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document.write( "2S - 3S = - 24 - 8
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document.write( "- S = - 32
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document.write( "S. or smallest (first) integer = \"highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+%28-+32%29%2F%28-+1%29%2C+or%2C+32%29%29\"
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document.write( "It is that SIMPLE....nothing complex! \n" );
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