SOLUTION: find four consecutive even integers such that if the sum of the first and third is multiplied by 5 the result is 12 more than 8 times the fourth

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Question 1199976: find four consecutive even integers such that if the sum of the first and third is multiplied by 5 the result is 12 more than 8 times the fourth
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Because some multiples are in the description, try
Integers system%28n-2%2Cn%2Cn%2B2%2Cn%2B4%29-----------other ways to assign, too.

5%28n-2%29%2B5%28n%2B2%29=12%2B8%28n%2B4%29
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10n=12%2B8n%2B32
5n=6%2B4n%2B16
n=22

The consecutive even integers: 20, 22, 24, 26