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

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Question 129474: find three consecutive even integers such that four times the second is eight less than the third.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x=first, so x+2=second and x+4=third

"four times the second is eight less than the third" __ 4(x+2)+8=x+4

4x+8+8=x+4 __ 3x=-12