document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73920>Question 73920</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0495105716/algebrahomeworkh>Elementary algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find four consecutive whole numbes such that the sum of the first three numbers equal the fourth number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52899 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=52899\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n=1st number, o=2nd number, p=3rd number, q=4th number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since they are consecutive, the 2nd number is 1 more than the 1st number, the 3rd is 1 more than the 2nd, etc. So it looks like this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large o=n+1 \\ p=o+1 \\ q=p+1\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large n+o+p=q\"> And the sum of the first 3 equal the 4th<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for o for the 2nd equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large o=p-1\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for n for the 1st equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large n=o-1\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug these new substitutions into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large n+o+p=q\"> and plug in p+1 into q<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large (o-1)+(p-1)+p=(p+1)\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now plug in p-1 into o<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large ((p-1)-1)+(p-1)+p=(p+1)\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we have an equation with nothing but p's. We can now solve for p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large 3p-3=p+1\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large 2p=4\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large  p=2\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use this to solve for the rest of the numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large o=p-1\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large o=2-1\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large o=1\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use this to solve for the rest of the numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large n=o-1\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large n=1-1\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large n=0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So n=0, o=1, and p=2. That means q=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large n+o+p=q\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large 0+1+2=3\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the numbers are 0,1,2,3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this makes sense. </SPAN>\n" );
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