SOLUTION: find three consecutive even numbers such that the difference between 3 times the first number and twice the second number is 1/3 the third number.

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Question 721951: find three consecutive even numbers such that the difference between 3 times the first number and twice the second number is 1/3 the third number.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the numbers be x, x+2,x+4

3x-2(x+2)=(1/3)(x+4)
3x-2x-4=1/3(x+4)
x-4=1/3(x+4)
multiply equation by 3
3x-12=x+4
2x=16
x=8
8,10,12