Algebraic word problem

Question

3 consecutive even number Is 24. what is the greatest numbers?

Answer 1

x + x-2 + x-4 = 24

3x = 24+6 = 30

x =30/3 = 10

the three consecutive even numbers are 6, 8 and 10

Largest number is 10

(although Cal Tech theoretical physicist Prof. Sheldon Cooper says the greatest number is 73 for reasons he so eloquently explained in a Big Bang episode)