Question

The sum of the first and secondsecond of three consecutive even integers is 146. find the three even integers.

Answer 1

First, since there are only 2 digits, divide 146 by two and add and subtract one to that number. For example, 146/2 = 73.

Now subtract one (72) and add one (74). They now add up to be 146. Those are your 2 consecutive even integers. You can now use either 70 or 76 as your third even integer.