SOLUTION: Find the largest of three consecutive even integers if the sum of the two smaller integers is 16 more than the largest integer.

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Question 201055: Find the largest of three consecutive even integers if the sum of the two smaller integers is 16 more than the largest integer.
Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = smallest,,,x+2,,middle,,,x+4 = largest integer
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(x) + (x+2) = (x+4) +16
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2x +2 = x+20
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x=18,,,,,,,,,smallest,,,,, (x+2)= 20 middle,,,,,,(x+4)= 22 largest
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check
18 +20 = 22 +16,,,,ok