SOLUTION: Find five consecutive integers such that: “The sum of the first and 4 times the third is equal to 60 less than 3 times the sum of the second, fourth, and fifth.”

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Question 1047386: Find five consecutive integers such that:
“The sum of the first and 4 times the third is equal to 60 less than 3 times the sum of the second, fourth, and fifth.”

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x,x+1,x+2,x+3,x+4
x+4(x+2)+60=3(x+1)(x+3)(x+4)
5x+8+60=3(3x+8)=9x+24
44=4x
x=11
the integers are 11,12,13,14,15
11+4(13)+60=3(12+14+15)
11+52+60=3(41)
123=123