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The sum of five consecutive even numbers is 180.
What are the smallest of these numbers?
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Question 958942: Write an equation AND solve it from the word problem below:
The sum of five consecutive even numbers is 180.
What are the smallest of these numbers? Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathTherapy:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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The sum of five consecutive even numbers is 180.
What are the smallest of these numbers?
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1st:: 2x-4
2nd:: 2x-2
3rd:: 2x
4th:: 2x+2
5th:: 2x+4
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Equation::
sum = 180
5(2x) = 180
10x = 180
x = 18
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1st: 2x-4 = 32
2nd: 34
3rd: 36
4th: 38
5th: 40
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Write an equation AND solve it from the word problem below:
The sum of five consecutive even numbers is 180.
What are the smallest of these numbers?
Let smallest of the 5 numbers, be S
Then other 4 are: S + 2, S + 4, S + 6, and S + 8
We then get: S + S + 2 + S + 4 + S + 6 + S + 8 = 180
5S + 20 = 180
5S = 180 - 20
5S = 160
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