SOLUTION: The sum of four consecutive even numbers is 36.Find the average of the biggest and the smallest of those numbers.

Question 1097287: The sum of four consecutive even numbers is 36.Find the average of the biggest and the smallest of those numbers.
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, Alan3354:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the consecutive numbers be , , , and .
So you know,

So then, the average would be,

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
36/4 = 9, the center.
--> 2 below 9 and 2 above.
--> 6, 8, 10 & 12
etc
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