SOLUTION: The sum of four consecutive integers is 222. Find the integers.

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Question 1106389: The sum of four consecutive integers is 222. Find the integers.
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The average of the four integers is 222/4 = 55.5.

The four consecutive integers whose sum is 222 are the two integers on each side of 55.5 and closest to 55.5: 54, 55, 56, and 57.

Algebraically....
Let the four numbers be x, x+1, x+2, and x+3. Then
x%2Bx%2B1%2Bx%2B2%2Bx%2B3+=+222
4x%2B6+=+222
4x+=+216
x+=+54
The four numbers are 54, 55, 56, and 57.