SOLUTION: Find the largest of yhree consecutive even integers when six times the first integer is equal to five times the middle integer.

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Question 826190: Find the largest of yhree consecutive even integers when six times the first integer is equal to five times the middle integer.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

6(x-2) = 5x
6x - 12 = 5x
-12 = -x
x = 12

The integers are 10, 12, and 14.