Question 275343
"The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 150" means that {{{x+(x+2)+(x+4)=150}}} or more simply {{{x+x+2+x+4=150}}}. Let's solve this equation for 'x'.



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*[invoke linear_equation_solver "x+x+2+x+4=150", "x"]


Since {{{x=48}}}, this means that the three numbers are 48, 50 and 52