write an equation to solve the problem. find three consecutive even numbers whose sum is 144

x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 144

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To solve this problem, we need to identify three consecutive even numbers that add up to 144. Let's assign a variable to represent the first even number, and we can derive the equations from there.

Let's say the first even number is x. Since we are looking for consecutive even numbers, the second even number would be x + 2 (adding 2 to the first number), and the third even number would be x + 4 (adding 4 to the first number).

Now we can set up an equation to represent the problem statement:

x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 144

Combining like terms, we have:

3x + 6 = 144

To isolate x, we subtract 6 from both sides:

3x = 138

Finally, we can divide both sides by 3 to solve for x:

x = 46

Therefore, the three consecutive even numbers are 46, 48, and 50.