document.write( "Question 243058: Find four consecutive even integers whose sum is 244 \n" ); document.write( "
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You have 4 consecutive numbers: w, x, y & z.
\n" ); document.write( "Their sum is 244: w + x + y + z = 244.
\n" ); document.write( "Hmmm...
\n" ); document.write( "We appear to have four unknowns and only one equation. That cannot be solved.
\n" ); document.write( "But there is a strong hint: They're consecutive.
\n" ); document.write( "So we can say,
\n" ); document.write( "x = w+2
\n" ); document.write( "y = x+2
\n" ); document.write( "z = y+2
\n" ); document.write( "That's better, but we still have too many variables. So, let's try:
\n" ); document.write( "x = w+2
\n" ); document.write( "y = w+4
\n" ); document.write( "z = w+6
\n" ); document.write( "Now we have one equation and one unknown:
\n" ); document.write( "w + w+2 + w+4 + w+6 = 244
\n" ); document.write( "4w + 12 = 244
\n" ); document.write( "4w = 232
\n" ); document.write( "w = 58
\n" ); document.write( "Checking this solution, we have:
\n" ); document.write( "58+60+62+64 = 244
\n" ); document.write( "Done. \n" ); document.write( "
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