SOLUTION: find three consecutive even integers such that their sum is 12 less than twice the smallest

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Question 981725: find three consecutive even integers such that their sum is 12 less than twice the smallest
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N-2,N, and N%2B2 are the integers.
N-2%2BN%2BN%2B2=2%28N-2%29-12
3N=2N-4-12
3N=2N-16
N=-16
So the integers are -18,-16, and -14.