Find three consecutive even integers whose sum is 244

Hanna Webster

Hanna Webster

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2022-11-11

Find three consecutive even integers whose sum is 244

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Pignatpmv

Pignatpmv

Beginner2022-11-12Added 22 answers

There are no three consecutive even integers whose sum is 244.
MMDCCC50m

MMDCCC50m

Beginner2022-11-13Added 5 answers

If there are three such integers then they are of the form n, n+2 and n+4.
Then we have:
244=n+(n+2)+(n+4)=3n+6
Subtract 6 from both sides to get:
238=3n
Divide both sides by 3 to get:
n=79..3.3
which is not an integer, let alone an even one.
So there is no solution.

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