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Question 1083426: please help me solve this question. the sum of four consecutive numbers is 62.Find the product between the last two and the first two
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sum of four consecutive numbers is 62
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n%2Bn%2B1%2Bn%2B2%2Bn%2B3=62
4n%2B6=62
4n=56
n=14

The FOUR consecutive numbers are 14, 15, 16, 17.


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Find the product between the last two and the first two
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%2814%29%2815%29%2816%29%2817%29=21420