SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: three even integers the sum of the first two plus 2 is equal to the third times 3

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Question 500856: Please help me solve this equation: three even integers the sum of the first two plus 2 is equal to the third times 3
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three even integers
x, (x+2), (x+4)
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the sum of the first two plus 2 is equal to the third times 3
x + (x+2) + 2 = 3(x+4)
2x + 4 = 3x + 12
4 - 12 = 3x - 2x
-8 = x
:
-8, -6, -4