Problema Solution
Three times the second of 3 consecutive even integer more than the sum of the other two integerss decreased by one
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An even integer can be expressed as "2x"
Three consecutive even integers:
2x, 2(x+1) and 2(x+2)
The second such integer is 2(x+1)
Three times the second integer is 3(2(x+2))
the sum of the other two integers (1st and 3rd) is (2x+2(x+1))
3(2(x+1)) + (2x+2(x+1)) - 1
3(2x+1) + (2x+(2x+2)) - 1
6x + 3 + (4x + 2) - 1
10x + 5 - 1
since the even integer is '2x', the answer is
5(2x) + 5 - 1
or, 5(2x+1) - 1
10x + 4