SOLUTION: 2. The ages of Steve’s three brothers are consecutive even integers. Find their ages if the sum of their ages is 72.

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Question 721713: 2. The ages of Steve’s three brothers are consecutive even integers. Find their ages if the sum of their ages is 72.
Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n = the age of the middle brother
Then the ages of the other two are n-2 and n+2
The sum of the ages is 72:
3n = 72
n = 24
So their ages are 22,24,26