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The additional cost per month of a sunroof, spoiler and stereo is represented by three consecutive even integers, respectfully. If the sum of the three

The additional cost per month of a sunroof, spoiler and stereo is represented by three consecutive even integers, respectfully. If the sum of the three is 48, find the cost of each item.

Sunroof $

Spoiler $

Stereo $

I know the Sum is 48

(x-2) + (x) +( x+2) =48

x +(x+2)+(x+4)=48

3x+54

x= 18 the smallest integer of the three consecutive integers 18 16 14 of the sum of 48 but this is the wrong. Can someone please explain what I did wrong in this equation

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