SOLUTION: 11. there are three consecutive even integers. 8/9 of the first number is 263 less than the sum of the second and third numbers. What are the integers?

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Question 766198: 11. there are three consecutive even integers. 8/9 of the first number is 263 less than the sum of the second and third numbers. What are the integers?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

8(x-2)/9 = x + (x+2) - 263
x - 2 = 9(2x - 261)/8
x - 2 = (18x - 2349)/8
8x - 16 = 18x - 2349
-10x = -2333
x = 233.3

The value of x is not an integer, so this couldn't happen.