SOLUTION: Five consecutive even integers have a sum of -20.
Answer is either the greatest if the five even integers or 0? Please provide details.
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Question 1112432: Five consecutive even integers have a sum of -20.
Answer is either the greatest if the five even integers or 0? Please provide details.
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the first even integer
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x +x+2 +x+4 +x+6 +x+8 = -20
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5x +20 = -20
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5x = -40
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x = -8
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the 5 consecutive even numbers are
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-8, -6, -4, -2, 0
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Note 0 > negative numbers
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