SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive even intergers is 30 more than the largest. What are the integers?

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Question 352051: The sum of three consecutive even intergers is 30 more than the largest. What are the integers?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the numbers be x,x+2,x+4
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x+x+2+x+4 = x+4+30
3x+6 =x+34
3x-x=34-6
2x=28
x= 28/2
x= 14
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14,16,18
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