Problema Solution
three good friends are in the same algebra class. their score on a recent test are three consecutive even three integers whose sum is 240 find each score
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let 'n' represent the half-value of the first even integer, then the numbers are '2n', '2(n+1)' and '2(n+2)'
240 = 2n + 2(n+1) + 2(n+2)
solving for 'n' we have n=39
39*2 = 78
the numbers are 78, 80 and 82