SOLUTION: The average of 6 consecutive odd numbers is 50. What is the least of these numbers?

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Question 1166316: The average of 6 consecutive odd numbers is 50. What is the least of these numbers?
Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
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For simplicity, let the smallest number be equal to n-5.
Thus the average of the 6 numbers is A = [(n-5)+(n-3)+(n-1)+(n+1)+(n+3)+(n+5)]/6
= 6n/6 = 50 = n
So the smallest number is 50-5 = 45