SOLUTION: Find 3 consecutive even integers whose sum is 26 more than 4 times the smallest number.

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Question 1073078: Find 3 consecutive even integers whose sum is 26 more than 4 times the smallest number.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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n, any integer

n-2%2Bn%2Bn%2B2=26%2B4%28n-2%29

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3n=26%2B4n-8
-n=26-8
-n=18
n=-18

The consecutive even integers: -20, -18, -16





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CHECK
-20-18-16=26%2B4%28-20%29
-54=26-80
-54=-54