SOLUTION: FIND THREE CONSECUTIVE EVEN INTERGERS SUCH THAT FOUR TIMES THE SECOND IS EIGHT LESS THAN THE THIRD? i have the answers -4,-2,0 I want to know what is the equations to get these

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Question 281261: FIND THREE CONSECUTIVE EVEN INTERGERS SUCH THAT FOUR TIMES THE SECOND IS EIGHT LESS THAN THE THIRD?
i have the answers -4,-2,0
I want to know what is the equations to get these answers, how do you find the consecutive intergers?
Found 2 solutions by vleith, Alan3354:
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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to be consecutive even integers, let the first one be I.
Then the next one is I+2
And the one after that would be I +4
You are also told 4%2A%28I%2B2%29+=+%28I%2B4%29-8
4I%2B8+=+I-4
3I+=+12
I+=+-4
So I+2 = -2
and I+4 = 0

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's integer, not interger.