SOLUTION: When the smallest of the three consecutive even numbers subtracted from twice the largest, the result is eight. Find the smallest number

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Question 991626: When the smallest of the three consecutive even numbers subtracted from twice the largest, the result is eight. Find the smallest number
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 consecutive even numbers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

2(x+2) - (x-2) = 8
2x + 4 - x + 2 = 8
x = 2

The smallest number is 0.