Question

The sum of 3 consecutive even numbers is 132

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Answer 1

42,44,46

Explanation:

we first divide the 132 by the 3 which gives 44

since the numbers involved are even numbers and we know even numbers are numbers divisible by 2 we subtract 2 from the 44 and also add 2 to the 44 the get the rest of the two numbers which is from the above explanation

(44-2),44,(44+2)

42,44,46

we can check whether the above numbers are correct by adding to see whether we get 132

42+44+46=132 which are consecutive even numbers

Answer 2

Answer: 42, 44, and 46

Explanation: Make sure you read through the problem carefully so that you recognize that we are dealing with consecutive even numbers here.

So we can represent our numbers as follows.

X ⇒ first even integer

X + 2 ⇒ second even integer

X + 4 ⇒ third even integer

Since their sum is 132, our equation reads x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 132.

Solving from here, we find that x = 42.

So x + 2 is 44 and x + 4 is 46.