document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164625>Question 1164625</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 4 consecutive integers that sum up to 394. What is the value of the least integer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The average of the four integers is 394/4 = 98.5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the four consecutive integers with a sum of 394 are the two integers closest to 98.5 and on each side of 98.5: 97, 98, 99, and 100.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Formally, with algebra....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the four integers be x, x+1, x+2, and x+3.  Then<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x using basic algebra, then identify the four integers using that value of x.<br><BR>\n" );
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