SOLUTION: My teacher gave me this equation: " Find 3 consecutive even integers such that the sum of the first two is three times the third." I'm not so sure how to start it. Please help.

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Question 346789: My teacher gave me this equation: " Find 3 consecutive even integers such that the sum of the first two is three times the third."
I'm not so sure how to start it. Please help.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the first of the integers. Then represents the second one, and represents the third one.



Solve for .


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