two less than five times the second consecutive even number is fourty-four more than the sum of the first and the third. what are the three consecutive numbers?
Let X be the first even no.
X + 2 second even no.
X + 4 third even no.
2 - 5 (X + 2) = 44 + ( X + X + 4)
2 - 5X - 10 = 44 + 2X + 4
-8 - 48 = 2X + 5X
- 56 = 7X
X = -8
X + 2 = -6
X + 4 = -4
