The sum of the first and third of three consecutive even integers is 154. Find the three even integers.

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x + (x+2) = 154
combine like terms
2x + 2 = 154
subtract 2
2x = 154
divide by 2
x = 76

so the two numbers are 76 and 78

Janos Pasztor answered Sep 19, 2017

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