document.write( "Question 145478: just need help with this word problem. how do we write out an equation from consecutive odd and even word problems? can you give an example? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #106136 by vleith(2983) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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For problems like this, let n be the lowest number. Then let n+2, n+4, etc be the 'next consecutive' integers.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "An example, three consecutive even integers have an average of 10, what are they?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"10+=+%28n+%2B+%28n%2B2%29+%2B+%28n%2B4%29%29%2F3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"10+=+%283n+%2B+6%29%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"10+=+n+%2B+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8+=+n+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so n+2 = 10 and n+4 = 12\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8,10,12 \n" ); document.write( "

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