Find the integers if the sum of three consecutive even integers is 114

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2022-10-22

Find the integers if the sum of three consecutive even integers is 114

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Bobby Mcconnell

Bobby Mcconnell

Beginner2022-10-23Added 8 answers

Let x be the smallest of these three numbers.
The next even number is, obviously, x+2.
The third one is x+4.

So, x+(x+2)+(x+4)=114 or 3x+6=114
From this equation we derive:
x=36
from which follows:
x+2=38
x+4=40

36,38,40

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