document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1166316>Question 1166316</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average of 6 consecutive odd numbers is 50. What is the least of these numbers?<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 #790800 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=790800\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For simplicity, let the smallest number be equal to n-5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus the average of the 6 numbers is A = [(n-5)+(n-3)+(n-1)+(n+1)+(n+3)+(n+5)]/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( " = 6n/6 = 50 = n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the smallest number is 50-5 = 45<BR>\n" );
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