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  • The sum of three integers is 18. The third integer is four times the second, and the second integer is 6 more than the first. Find the integers

The sum of three integers is 18. The third integer is four times the second, and the second integer is 6 more than the first. Find the integers

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eginarrayl extGiven\ sum=18\ extwe suppose first integer= x\ extsecond=x+6\ extthird=4left(x+6 ight)\ extthen\ x+x+6+4x+24=18\ Rightarrow 6x+30=18\ Rightarrow 6x=18-30\ Rightarrow 6x=-12\ Rightarrow x=-2\ extfirst integer=-2\ extsecond=-2+6=4\ extthird=4(4)=16endarray

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