SOLUTION: Twice the greatest integer of four consecutive even integers is 38 less than the sum of the first three integers. Find theintegers.

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Question 807665: Twice the greatest integer of four consecutive even integers is 38 less than the sum of the first three integers. Find theintegers.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: x, (x+2), (x+4), (x+6)

2(x+6) = (x + (x+2) + (x+4)) - 38
2x + 12 = 3x - 32
-x = -44
x = 44

The integers are 44, 46, 48, and 50.