Problema Solution

three times the smallest of three consecutive even integers is four more than twice the largest

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The three consecutive integers can be written as: x-2, x and x+2.

Since x-2<x<x+2, the smallest is x-2 while the largest is x+2.

3*(x - 2) = 4 + 2(x + 2)

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x = 14

x - 2 = 14 - 2 = 12

x + 2 = 14 + 2 = 16

The three consecutive even integers are 12, 14 and 16.