How do you find three consecutive even integers whose sum is 244?
2 Answers
Jun 13, 2015
There are no three consecutive even integers whose sum is 244.
Jun 13, 2015
To attempt to find three such integers, you could solve
Explanation:
If there are three such integers then they are of the form
Then we have:
Subtract
Divide both sides by
which is not an integer, let alone an even one.
So there is no solution.