SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers such that three times the first equals the sum of the other two.

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Question 1019629: Find three consecutive even integers such that three times the first equals the sum of the other two.

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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find three consecutive even integers such that three times the first equals the sum of the other two.
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3n = n+2 + n+4
--> 6, 8 & 10

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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n, any integer;]
2n, an even integer;
2n+2 and 2n+4 are the consecutive even integers greater than 2n.

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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the first of the three consecutive even integers. Then is the second one and is the third. You are given that



Solve for , then calculate and

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it