SOLUTION: Find four consecutive even integers whose sum is 244

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Question 783785: Find four consecutive even integers whose sum is 244
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find four consecutive even integers whose sum is 244
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244/4 = 61, the center
--> 58, 60, 62, 64

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Even integer, 2n.
CONSECUTIVE even integers, 2n, 2n+2, 2n+4, 2n+6.
Those are four of them.

%282n%29%2B%282n%2B2%29%2B%282n%2B4%29%2B%282n%2B6%29=244
8n%2B12=244
8n=232
n=29
The rest is simple computation.