document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=501104>Question 501104</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the second and seventh numbers in a list of consecutive even numbers is 114. What is the sum of the first 3 numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2 thru 7 --> 6 numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "114/2 = 57, the center of the 6, so 3 are less and 3 are more than 57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 is the 2nd, --> 50 is the 1st<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 + 52 + 54 = 156\r<BR>\n" );
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