document.write( "Question 268543: Four houses on one side of a street have addresses that are consecutive odd numbers. Find each address if the sum of these addresses is 23,672.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #196825 by checkley77(12844)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x, x+2, x+4 & x+6 be the 4 numbers. \n" ); document.write( "x+x+2+x+4+x+6=23,672 \n" ); document.write( "4x+12=23,672 \n" ); document.write( "4x=23,672-12 \n" ); document.write( "4x=23,660 \n" ); document.write( "x=23,660/4 \n" ); document.write( "x=5,915 is the lowest house number. \n" ); document.write( "5,915+2=5,917 is the second house number. \n" ); document.write( "5,915+4=5,919 is the third house number. \n" ); document.write( "5,915+6=5,921 is the largest house number. \n" ); document.write( "Proof: \n" ); document.write( "5,915+5,917+5,919+5,921=23,672 \n" ); document.write( "23,672=23,672 \n" ); document.write( " |