SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the least integer and the greatest integer is 12 more than the middle integer

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Question 848136: Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the least integer and the greatest integer is 12 more than the middle integer
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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a+a+4=12+a+2
2a+4=a+14
2a=a+10
a=10
10,12, 14
check
10+14=(12)+12
24=24
ok