SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive even integers is 54. What is the smallest integer being added? A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 16

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Question 1067112: The sum of three consecutive even integers is 54. What is the smallest integer being added?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 16
Found 2 solutions by math_helper, addingup:
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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D) 16
54/3 = 18 and that will be the average of the 3 even numbers (== middle one). The lowest of the three will be the middle one minus 2: 18-2 = 16.

Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+x+2+x+4 = 54
3x+6 = 54
3x = 48
x = 16
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Check:
16+18+20 = 54 Correct
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John