document.write( "Question 4517: The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 138. what is the greatest number\r
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Three consecutive even numbers:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28n-2%29%2Bn%2B%28n%2B2%29=138\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n-2%2Bn%2Bn%2B2=138\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3n=138\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28n=46%29\"-------the MIDDLE number, so the greatest number is 48.
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