SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers, such that the lowest integer is thirty-six less than triple the highest integer.

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Question 887523: Find three consecutive even integers, such that the lowest integer is thirty-six less than triple the highest integer.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N-2, N, and N%2B2 are my three consecutive even integers.
N-2=3%28N%2B2%29-36
N-2=3N%2B6-36
N-2=3N-30
-2N=-28
N=14
So the three integers are 12, 14, and 16.