SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive even integers is 48 less than twice the smallest of the three integers find the integers

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Question 1052177: The sum of three consecutive even integers is 48 less than twice the smallest of the three integers find the integers
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the integers be,
N-2,N, and N%2B2.
N-2%2BN%2BN%2B2=2%28N-2%29-48
3N=2N-4-48
3N=2N-52
N=-52
So then the integers are -54, -52,and -50.