document.write( "Question 361939: An example of consecutive odd numbers is 3, 5, 7, and 9. Find four consecutive odd numbers with a sum of 200.
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document.write( "Hi, 
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document.write( "Note: consecutive odd numbers differ by 2
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document.write( "Let x , (x+2), (x+4) and (x+6) represent the four consecutive odd numbers
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document.write( "x + (x+2) + (x+4) + (x+6) =200
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "4x = 12 = 200
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document.write( "4x = 188
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document.write( "x = 47
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document.write( "the four consecutive odd numbers are 47, 49, 51 and 53\r
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "47 + 49 + 51 + 53 = 200 \n" );
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