SOLUTION: find three consecutive even number if thier sum 966

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Question 600955: find three consecutive even number if thier sum 966
Found 2 solutions by mananth, Alan3354:
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the numbers be x,x+2,x+4
x+x+2+x+4 =966
3x+6 = 966
3x= 966-6
3x=960
x=320
320,322,324 are the numbers

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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find three consecutive even number if thier sum 966
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966/3 = 322, the middle number.
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Or
n-2 + n + n+2 = 966
3n = 966
etc