Question

The sum of three consecutive even integers is 36. What is the second integers?

Answer 1

let the consecutive even integers be 2x , 2x + 2 and 2x + 4

let's solve for values of the integers :

• $2x + 2x + 2 + 2x + 4 = 36$

• $6x + 6 = 36$

• $6x = 36 - 6$

• $x = \dfrac{30}{6}$

• $x = 5$

therefore, the consecutive even integers are :

• $2x = 2 \times 5 = 10$

• $2x + 2 = 10 + 2 = 12$

• $2x + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14$

I hope it helped...