SOLUTION: find three consecutive even integers if their sum, decreased by the third. equals 22

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Question 806970: find three consecutive even integers if their sum, decreased by the third. equals 22
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

(x-2) + x + (x+2) - (x+2) = 22
2x - 2 = 22
2x = 24
x = 12

The numbers are 10, 12, and 14.