lavalinater9000
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  • 08-12-2017
  • Mathematics
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The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 132. What is the smallest of the three numbers ?

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lesliekolleroxrkcf
lesliekolleroxrkcf lesliekolleroxrkcf
  • 08-12-2017
x + x+2 + x+4=132

3x = 126

x = 42 the smallest
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shawnkat
shawnkat shawnkat
  • 08-12-2017
It'd be x, then x+2, then x+4 as our integers, equal to 132. We can combine like terms to get 3x+6=132. We can subtract six and get 3x=126. Finally, we can divide both sides by 3, getting us 42 as x- meaning that the integers are 42, 44, and 48. Hope this helps.
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