SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers for which three times the smallest one is the same as 6 less than the sum of the two larger ones.
I set up the formula as
x=smallest inte
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I set up the formula as
x=smallest inte
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Question 1124197: Find three consecutive even integers for which three times the smallest one is the same as 6 less than the sum of the two larger ones.
I set up the formula as
x=smallest integer
x+2 next integer
x+4 next consecutive integer
So I set up the problem as 3x=6-(x+2)+(x+4)
Where did I go wrong here? Answer by ikleyn(52832) (Show Source):
