How do you find three consecutive even integers whose sum is 138?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-08T17:24:48

The integers are:
$color(blue)(44 , 46$ and $color(blue)(48$

Let the three consecutive even integers be denoted as :

$color(blue)( x , x+2 , x+4$

$x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 138$

$3x + 6 = 138$

$3x = 138 - 6$

$3x = 132$

$x = 132/ 3$

$x = 44$

The integers are: