Given:
The arithmetic mean of three consecutive even integers is 20.
To find:
The equation that can be used to find the integers.
Solution:
Let the three consecutive even integers are x, x+2 and x+4.
We know that,
[tex]\tex{Mean}=\dfrac{\text{Sum of observations}}{\text{Number of observations}}[/tex]
The arithmetic mean of three consecutive even integers is:
[tex]\tex{Mean}=\dfrac{x+(x+2)+(x+4)}{3}[/tex]
It is given that, mean = 20. So,
[tex]\dfrac{x+(x+2)+(x+4)}{3}=20[/tex]
Therefore, the correct option is E.
