SOLUTION: three consecutive even integers such that 50 times the smallest is 88 less than 46 times the largest

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Question 868753: three consecutive even integers such that 50 times the smallest is 88 less than 46 times the largest
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

50(x-2) = 46(x+2) - 88
50x - 100 = 46x + 4
4x = 104
x = 26

The integers are 24, 26, and 28.