Question 1196211
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Note that since the numbers are "very close together", you can solve the problem informally with simple arithmetic and a bit of logical reasoning.<br>
Twice the first integer added to the second integer is very nearly the same as three times either integer.  So divide the total 268214 by 3 to get 89404 2/3.  Then, since you know the actual numbers are three consecutive even integers, the first and second numbers must be 89404 and 89406.<br>
Check to make sure they work: 2(89404)+89406=178808+89406=268214.<br>
ANSWER: the three consecutive even integers are 89404, 89406, and 89408.<br>