SOLUTION: Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the first and third is three times the second even integer minus four. What are the three numbers?

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Question 913973: Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the first and third is three times the second even integer minus four. What are the three numbers?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

(x-2) + (x+2) = 3x - 4
2x = 3x - 4
4 = x

The integers are 2, 4, and 6.