d) Find three consecutive even integers if their sum, decreased by a third, equals -22 e) On the first of three tests, E'Wayne scored 72 points. On the next test, he got a higher score. On the third test, his score was 1 more than on the second. His average on the three tests was 83. What were his grades on the second and third tests?

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6. Translate the situation into a linear equation in one
unknown and solve.
a) Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum
is –129
b) Two numbers differ by 3. Four times the lesser
diminished by three times the greater is 7. Find the
numbers.
c) The first side of a triangle is 8m shorter than the
second side. The third side is 4 times as long as the
first side. The perimeter is 26m. Find the length of
each side.
d) Find three consecutive even integers if their sum,
decreased by a third, equals -22
e) On the first of three tests, E'Wayne scored 72
points. On the next test, he got a higher score. On
the third test, his score was 1 more than on the
second. His average on the three tests was 83.
What were his grades on the second and third
tests?
Transcribed Image Text:6. Translate the situation into a linear equation in one unknown and solve. a) Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is –129 b) Two numbers differ by 3. Four times the lesser diminished by three times the greater is 7. Find the numbers. c) The first side of a triangle is 8m shorter than the second side. The third side is 4 times as long as the first side. The perimeter is 26m. Find the length of each side. d) Find three consecutive even integers if their sum, decreased by a third, equals -22 e) On the first of three tests, E'Wayne scored 72 points. On the next test, he got a higher score. On the third test, his score was 1 more than on the second. His average on the three tests was 83. What were his grades on the second and third tests?
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