SOLUTION: find three consecutive even integers whose sum is 114

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Question 467638: find three consecutive even integers whose sum is 114
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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114/3 = 38, the middle number
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You can do it like this:
(n-2) + n + (n+2) = 114
3n = 114, etc