document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196211>Question 1196211</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are three consecutive even integers. if twice the first integer added to the second is 268,214, find all three integers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that since the numbers are \"very close together\", you can solve the problem informally with simple arithmetic and a bit of logical reasoning.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Twice the first integer added to the second integer is very nearly the same as three times either integer.  So divide the total 268214 by 3 to get 89404 2/3.  Then, since you know the actual numbers are three consecutive even integers, the first and second numbers must be 89404 and 89406.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check to make sure they work: 2(89404)+89406=178808+89406=268214.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: the three consecutive even integers are 89404, 89406, and 89408.<br><BR>\n" );
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