SOLUTION: Find three consecutive numbers such that eight times the third plus twice the first is equal to six times the second. Find the numbers (Hint: use x, x+2, x+4 for consecutive numb

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Question 864534: Find three consecutive numbers such that eight times the third plus twice the first is equal to six times the second. Find the numbers (Hint: use x, x+2, x+4 for consecutive numbers)
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8(x+4) + 2x = 6(x+2)
4x = -20
x = -5
Numbers are: -5, -3, -1