Question 394115: One - fourth the middle integer of three consecutive even integers is 24 less than one half the sum of the other two. Find the integers.
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One - fourth the middle integer of three consecutive even integers is 24 less than one half the sum of the other two. Find the integers.
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x,x+2, x+4 be the even integers
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1/4 * (x+2) = 1/2 ( x+ x+4) -24
(x+2)/4 = (2x+4)/2 - 24
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multiply by 4
(x+2)=2(2x+4)-4*24
x+2=4x+8-96
4x-x=96-8+2
3x=90
/3
x=30
the numbers are 30, 32, 34
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