SOLUTION: what is the sum of three consecutive even whole numbers if the greatest is x?

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Question 300682: what is the sum of three consecutive even whole numbers if the greatest is x?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the largest number be x
the previous two even numbers will be x-2 and x-4
their sum will be x+x-2+x-4
= 3x-6 will be the sum of their ages.