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Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the smallest and the largest is 36

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation: largest=2x+4

their sum =2x+2x+4=36

4x=36-4=32

x=32/4=8

so the numbers are 2*8,2*8+2,2*8+4

that is 16,18,20

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