SOLUTION: Find four consecutive even integers whose sum is 244.

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Question 775987: Find four consecutive even integers whose sum is 244.

Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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Being consecutive even numbers we need to add 2 to the previous number.
Assign variables :
Let x = first even number
x+%2B+2 = second even number
x+%2B+4 = third even number
x+%2B+6 = fourth even number
then
x%2B%28x+%2B+2%29%2B%28x+%2B+4%29%2B%28x+%2B+6%29=244
x%2Bx+%2B+2%2Bx+%2B+4%2Bx+%2B+6=244
4x%2B+12=244
4x=244-12
4x=232
x=highlight%2858%29..........first even number
x+%2B+2=58%2B2=highlight%2860%29.....second even number
x+%2B+4=58%2B4=highlight%2862%29.....third even number
x+%2B+6=58%2B6=highlight%2864%29....fourth even number