Three consecutive even numbers are such that thrice the first number exceeds double the third number by five. What is the third number?	Pick one:
A) 13
B) 15
C) 17
D) 19
E) 21
Let the three numbers be x, x+2, and x+4.   3x = 2(x+4) + 5   x = 13 and then the third number is x+4 = 17.   The answer is 17.
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Three consecutive even numbers are such that thrice the first number exceeds double the third number by five. What is the third number?