document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208120>Question 1208120</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The lengths of the four sides of a quadrilateral (in feet) are consecutive integers. If the perimeter is 6666 feet, find the value of the longest of the four side lengths.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other tutor showed a typical formal algebraic solution.  Informally, the problem can be solved quickly and easily.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Four consecutive integers are nearly the same as four of the same number.  So<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "6666/4 = 1666.5<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The four consecutive integers are the four integers closest to 1666.5 -- 1665, 1666, 1667, and 1668.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: the length of the longest side is 1668 feet<br><BR>\n" );
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