document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=559164>Question 559164</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation: What are 5 odd whole numbers that have a sum of 100?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #363322 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=363322\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you have 5 odd whole numbers, a, b, c, d, and e, their sum,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b+c+d+e, will always be an odd number. It could not be 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finding 5 consecutive even numbers that add to 100 would be easier;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16+18+20+22+24=100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you do not say they are consecutive, there are many solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could find 4 odd numbers that add to 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(21+23+27+29=100), but not four consecutive odd numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you want to add odd numbers to get 100, you need an even number of odd numbers, and they cannot be consecutive. </SPAN>\n" );
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