SOLUTION: If the sum of 5 consecutive integers is x, what is the largest of these in terms of x

Question 1037260: If the sum of 5 consecutive integers is x, what is the largest of these in terms of x
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
...5 consecutive integers...
...what is the largest...


n = largest integer
n-1 = next to largest integer
n-2 = middle-sized integer
n-3 = next to smallest integer
n-4 = smallest integer

...the sum of 5 consecutive integers is x...

n + (n-1) + (n-2) + (n-3) + (n-4) = x n + n - 1 + n - 2 + n - 3 + n - 4 = x 5n-10 = x 5n = x+10 n = That's

...the largest of these in terms of x...

Edwin

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