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The sum of three consecutive even integers is 36. Let x represent the least consecutive integer. What equation could be used to find the least consecutive integer? What is the least consecutive integer?
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The sum of three consecutive even integers is 36. Let x represent the least consecutive integer.

What equation could be used to find the least consecutive integer?

What is the least consecutive integer?

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The integers are x, x + 2 and x + 4

x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 36
3x + 6 = 72
3x = 36 - 6 = 30
x = 30/3 = 10

The least numbers is 10
Therefore, the numbers are 10, 12 and 14
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