Question 1017244
Three CONSECUTIVE EVEN integers 
x, x+2, x+4
have the property that when the difference between the first and twice the second is found the result is eight more than the third.
x - 2(x+2) = (x+4) + 8 
x - 2x - 4 = x + 4 + 8
combine like terms
x -2x - x = 4 + 8 + 4
-2x = 16
x = 16/-2
x = -8
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Find the three consecutive even integers
-8 -6 - 4 
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See if that checks out in the statement:
" the difference between the first and twice the second is found the result is eight more than the third."
-8 - 2(-6) = -4 + 8
-8 + 12 = +4