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05-04-2015
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The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 162.What is the smallest of the three numbers?

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kittymaniac kittymaniac

05-04-2015

The three numbers are x, x + 1, and x + 2.

x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 162
3x + 3 = 162
3x = 159
x = 53

So the three numbers are x = 53, x+1 = 54, and x+2 = 55.
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