SOLUTION: If the sum of 5 consecutive integers is x, what is the largest of these in terms of x

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Question 1037260: If the sum of 5 consecutive integers is x, what is the largest of these in terms of x
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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...5 consecutive integers...
...what is the largest...

n = largest integer
n-1 = next to largest integer
n-2 = middle-sized integer
n-3 = next to smallest integer
n-4 = smallest integer

...the sum of 5 consecutive integers is x...
n + (n-1) + (n-2) + (n-3) + (n-4) = x
n + n - 1 + n - 2 + n - 3 + n - 4 = x
                            5n-10 = x
                               5n = x+10
                                n = %28x%2B10%29%2F5
That's

...the largest of these in terms of x...
Edwin