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Find three consecutive even integers with the sum of -84

User PapaSmurf
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x
x+2
x+4
3x+6= -84-6= -90
3x= -90
x= -30
x+2= -28
x+4= -26
User Damond
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Let the smallest of the three even integers be x. The next greater even integer is two more than x, so it is x + 2. The next greater even integer is two more than x + 2, so it is x + 4. The three integers are x, x + 2, and x + 4. They add to -84.

x + x + 2 + x + 4 = -84

Now we solve the equation for x.

3x + 6 = -84

3x = -90

x = -30

The smallest of the three numbers is -30.

The next one is x + 2 = -30 + 2 = -28.

The largest one is x + 4 = -30 + 4 = -26

Answer: -30, -28, -26

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