document.write( "Question 1202608: Find three consecutive even numbers whose sum is 1542.\r
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document.write( "To find the middle number, divide 1542 by 3: you will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "    middle number =  = 514.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the smaller number is 512 and the larger number is 516.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER. The numbers are 512, 514, 516.\r\n" );
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document.write( "                Explanation\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the middle number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the numbers are  (x-2), x and (x+2).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Adding them, we get  (x-2) + x + (x+2) = 3x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It gives us an equation \r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x = 1542,\r\n" );
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document.write( "which we used above to find the middle number.\r\n" );
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