SOLUTION: the sum of 3 consecutive even integers is equal to 20 more than three times the largest integer

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Question 918305: the sum of 3 consecutive even integers is equal to 20 more than three times the largest integer
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

(x-2) + x + (x+2) = 20 + 3(x+2)
3x = 20 + 3x + 6
0 = 26

This equation is never true, so the largest integer doesn't exist.