document.write( "Question 1206054: Find three consecutive even integers such that six times the sum of the first and the third is 8 less than 10 times the second? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The three consecutive integers are $\"x\"$ , $\"+x+%2B+2\"$ , and $\"x+%2B+4\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "if six times the sum of the first and the third is $\"8\"$ less than $\"10\"$ times the second, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%28x+%2B+x+%2B+4%29=10%28x%2B2%29-8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%282x+%2B+4%29=10%28x%2B2%29-8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12x+%2B+24=10x%2B20-8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12x+%2B+24=10x%2B12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12x+-10x+=12-24\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x+=-12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=-6\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "than
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B2=-4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B4=-2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "three consecutive integers are: $\"-2\"$ , $\"-4\"$ , $\"-6\"$ \r
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