SOLUTION: the total number of medals won by athletes in each of the countries A,B,C and D are four consecutive integers whose sum is 50. find the number of metals for each country.
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Question 500075: the total number of medals won by athletes in each of the countries A,B,C and D are four consecutive integers whose sum is 50. find the number of metals for each country.
Answer by Flannery(124) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let A equal the first number.
A+A+1+A+2+A+3=50
4A+6=50
4A=44
A=11
11+12+13+14=50
A=11
B=A+1=12
C=A+2=13
D=A+3=14
Q.E.D.
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