document.write( "Question 56577: On my worksheet there is a problem that tells us to 'Find four consecutive odd integers whose sum is 8.
\n" ); document.write( "My teacher has taught us basically this way:
\n" ); document.write( "x= 1st number
\n" ); document.write( "x+3= 2nd number
\n" ); document.write( "x+5= 3rd number
\n" ); document.write( "x+7= 4th number
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\n" ); document.write( " (My work)
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\n" ); document.write( "x+x+3+x+5+x+7=8
\n" ); document.write( "4x+15= 08
\n" ); document.write( " -15 -15
\n" ); document.write( "4x/4 = -7/4
\n" ); document.write( "x= -1.75 \n" ); document.write( "
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On my worksheet there is a problem that tells us to 'Find four consecutive odd integers whose sum is 8.
\n" ); document.write( "My teacher has taught us basically this way:
\n" ); document.write( "x= 1st number
\n" ); document.write( "This is right, but if you add 3 to an odd number you will get an even number
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\n" ); document.write( "x+2 = 2nd number
\n" ); document.write( "x+4 = 3rd number
\n" ); document.write( "x+6 = 4th number
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\n" ); document.write( "The sum is then; x + (x+2) + (x+4) + (x+6)
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\n" ); document.write( "4x + 12 = 8
\n" ); document.write( " 4x = 8 - 12
\n" ); document.write( " 4x = -4
\n" ); document.write( " x = -1
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\n" ); document.write( "2nd number: -1 + 2 = +1
\n" ); document.write( "3rd number: -1 + 4 = +3
\n" ); document.write( "4th number: -1 + 6 = +5
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\n" ); document.write( "our 4 numbers -1 + 1 + 3 + 5 = + 8\r
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