SOLUTION: three times the largest of three comsecutive even integers is twenty-two more than the sum of the other two. find the integers

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Question 793567: three times the largest of three comsecutive even integers is twenty-two more than the sum of the other two. find the integers

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

3(x+2) = 22 + (x-2 + x)
3x+6 = 22 + 2x - 2
x = 14

The integers are 12, 14, and 16.