SOLUTION: Find three consecutive ven integers such that the the sum of the least even integer and the greatest even integer is 12 more than the middle even integer

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Question 653203: Find three consecutive ven integers such that the the sum of the least even integer and the greatest even integer is 12 more than the middle even integer
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the smallest even integer by X.
Then nest larger even integer is X%2B2
And the next after that is X%2B4
You are told X+%2B+%28X%2B4%29+=+%28X%2B2%29+%2B+12
2X+%2B+4+=+X+%2B+14
X+=+10
So we get 10, 12 , 14
Check your answer . Is 10 + 14 = 12 + 12?