SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even intergers such as the sum of the larger and twice the smaller is 62 less than five times the middle. Thanks

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Question 817112: Find three consecutive even intergers such as the sum of the larger and twice the smaller is 62 less than five times the middle.
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Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

(x+2) + 2(x-2) = 5x - 62
x+2 + 2x-4 = 5x - 62
3x - 2 = 5x - 62
60 = 2x
x = 30

The integers are 28, 30, and 32.