SOLUTION: find four consecutive even integers such that the sum of the second and fourth is 76?

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Question 101928: find four consecutive even integers such that the sum of the second and fourth is 76?
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X, X+2, X+4, X+6
X+2+X+6=76
2X+8=76
2X=76-8
2X=68
X=68/2
X=34 ANSWER FOR THE SMALLEST NUMBER.
THE SECOND=34+2=36
THE FOURTH=34+6=40
PROOF
36+40=76
76=76