find the smallest of the three consective even integers such that three times the first integer is eight more than the sum of the second and the third.

Question

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Answer 1

Let I1 = x; I2 = x+2; I3 = x+4

3x = (x+2) + (x+4) + 8

 3x = 2x + 14

-2x   -2x

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  x =         14

I1 = 14; I2 = 16; I3 = 18

Smallest is 14

 

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