SOLUTION: Find the smallest of three consecutive even integers such that three times the first integer is eight more than the sum of the second and the third.

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Hi

three consecutive even integers x, x+2, x+4

3x = 2x+6 + 8

x = 14

the three consecutive even integers are: 14, 16, 18

And..

42 = 34 + 8