document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=98746>Question 98746</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078250838/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Five times the greatest of three consecutive even integers is equal to twice the sum of the two other integers plus 42. What are the three integers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #71882 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><B>elima(1433)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=71882\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the first even integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2= second even integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4= third even integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x+4)=2(x+x+2)+42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+20=2x+2x+4+42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+20=4x+46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-4x=46-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now that we know x we can get the others;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=26; 1st integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2=28; 2nd integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4=30; 3rd integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":) </SPAN>\n" );
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