186k views
0 votes
Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the three integers is 90

Unknowns: Let x=first even integer
____= second consecutive even integer
____= third consecutive even integer
Equation:
Solve:

User Rastalamm
by
8.7k points

1 Answer

6 votes

Answer: 28, 30, 32

Step-by-step explanation: The first integer is 28, the second is 30, and the third is 32. The difference from the first integer and the last integer should be 4. x is the first integer, so the equation is:

x+x+2+x+4=90

The first integer plus the second integer(x+2) plus the third integer(x+4) equals 90. Now solve.

x+x+2+x+4=90

3x+6=90

-6 -6

3x=84

/3 /3

x=28

So the first integer is 28, second is 30, third is 32.

Hope this helps!

User Ptrj
by
8.3k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.