SOLUTION: Yusuf has a piece of wood that is 126cm long. He wants to make four shelves with lengths that are consecutive integers. How long will the shelves be?

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Question 1074047: Yusuf has a piece of wood that is 126cm long. He wants to make four shelves with lengths that are consecutive integers. How long will the shelves be?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be the shortest shelf. Then the following shelves would be n+1,n+2, and n+3. So:
n+n+1+n+2+n+3=126
4n+6=126
4n=120
n=30
The shelves will be 30,31,32,and 33 cms. long. ☺☺☺☺