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Question 351934: how do I work this word problem?
The sum of three consecutive even whole numbers if
the greatest is x.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the greatest is x, then the previous one is x-2, and the one before that is x-4, since they're consecutive even numbers.
The sum is then,
S=x%2B%28x-2%29%2B%28x-4%29
highlight%28S=3x-6%29