Question

The sum of three consective even integers if the largest number is y

Answer 1

Explanation:

If y is largest number, you want y, and the two next smaller even integers smaller than y - i.e. y, y-2, and y-4

The sum of these is y + (y-2) + (y-4).

This simplifies to 3y - 6 or 3(y - 2)

Since we don’t know what y is, this is as far as we can solve the problem.