SOLUTION: Find the three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the first number and half the third number is 16 more than the second number.

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Question 903006: Find the three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the first number and half the third number is 16 more than the second number.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the integers be N-2,N, and N%2B2.
N-2%2B%281%2F2%29%28N%2B2%29=16%2BN
Multiply both sides by 2.
2N-4%2BN%2B2=32%2B2N
N-2=32
N=34
32,34, and 36.