Problema Solution

Five times the first of three consecutive even integers is 4 less than twice the sum of the second and third. Find the integers.

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Let the integers be 2x,2x+2,2x+4

Five times the first of three consecutive even integers is 4 less than twice the sum of the second and third

Implies  5(2x)+4=8x+12

2x=8

X=4

the integers are 8,10,12