SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers such that four times the second is eight less than the third.

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Question 1148663: Find three consecutive even integers such that four times the second is eight less than the third.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, x+2, x+4

4%28x%2B2%29=-8%2Bx%2B4
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4x%2B8=x-4
3x=-12
x=-4

the integers: -4, -2, 0