SOLUTION: The sum of 5 consecutive odd numbers is 70. What are these numbers?

Question 525251: The sum of 5 consecutive odd numbers is 70. What are these numbers?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, oberobic:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of an odd number (5) of odd numbers will be odd.
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Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Define the consecutive odd numbers as:
x
x+2
x+4
x+6
x+8
.
5x + 20 = 70
5x = 50
x = 10
.
So the consecutive numbers are not odd, they are even.
10
12
14
16
18
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70
.
Done.
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