SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive even integers is -60. Find the numbers

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Question 1095386: The sum of three consecutive even integers is -60. Find the numbers
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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Three consecutive even integers
system%28n-2%2Cn%2Cn%2B2%29


%28n-2%29%2Bn%2B%28n%2B2%29=-60
n-2%2Bn%2Bn%2B2=-60
3n=-60
n=-20

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The numbers: -22, -20, -18
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