SOLUTION: Seven times the smallest of three consecutive even integers is more than four times the largest. Find the integers

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Question 1166453: Seven times the smallest of three consecutive even integers is more than four times the largest. Find the integers
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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..., is more than four times the largest.
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system%28Integers%2Cn%2Cn%2B2%2Cn%2B4%29

7n%3E4%28n%2B4%29
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7n%3E4n%2B16
3n%3E16
n%3E16%2F3
n%3E5%261%2F3--------------in this case, for the meaning of the problem description, 6 or greater should work for the smallest of these integers.

The integers could be 6, 8, 10.
Other sequences also possible.