SOLUTION: The sum of six consecutive numbers is 75. What are the numbers?

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Question 844242: The sum of six consecutive numbers is 75. What are the numbers?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, greenestamps:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x+15=75
6x=60
x=10
10,11,12,13,14,15

Answer by greenestamps(13203) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum is given as 75, so the average of the 6 numbers is 75/6 = 12.5. So the 6 numbers are "centered" at 12.5; that means the numbers are 12 and 13, 11 and 14, and 10 and 15 -- or 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.