SOLUTION: find 3 consecutive even numbers such as that sum of the first and the third consecutive even numbers is equal to the second increased by 50

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Question 358417: find 3 consecutive even numbers such as that sum of the first and the third consecutive even numbers is equal to the second increased by 50
Found 2 solutions by Explosionzz, mananth:
Answer by Explosionzz(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=1st integer
x+1=2nd integer
x+2=3rd integer
x+(x+2)=(x+2)+50
2x+2=x+52
x+2=52
x=50
50, 51, and 52.

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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find 3 consecutive even numbers such as that sum of the first and the third consecutive even numbers is equal to the second increased by 50
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let the consequtive even numbers be x,x+2,x+4
x+x+4=x+2+50
2x+4=x+52
2x-x=48
x=48
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the numbers are 48,50,52
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