SOLUTION: FIND THE THREE CONSECUTIVE EVEN INTEGERS SUCH THAT ONE-FOURTH THE SUM OF THE FIRST AND THE THIRD IS EQUAL TO 22 LESS THAN THE SECOND. W/ CHECK

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Question 1119216: FIND THE THREE CONSECUTIVE EVEN INTEGERS SUCH THAT ONE-FOURTH THE SUM OF THE FIRST AND THE THIRD IS EQUAL TO 22 LESS THAN THE SECOND. W/ CHECK
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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n, n+2, n+4
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%281%2F4%29%28n%2Bn%2B4%29=%28n%2B2%29-22
%282n%2B4%29%2F4=n-20
%28n%2B2%29%2F2=n-20
n%2B2=2n-40
42=n
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The integers: 42, 44, 46