document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104297>Question 104297</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a set of four consecutive positive integers such that the greatest intgeger in the set is twice the least integer in the set. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the least integer be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the 4th integer is x+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3 = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 (the 1st integer in the set)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3 = 6 (the 4th integer in the sequence)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The integers are 3,4,5,6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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