SOLUTION: Find a set of four consecutive positive integers such that the greatest integer in the set is twice the least integer in the set.

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Question 27539: Find a set of four consecutive positive integers such that the greatest integer in the set is twice the least integer in the set.
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
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LET 4 CONSECUTIVE INTEGERS BE
X,X+1,X+2,X+3
WE AR GIVEN TAT X+3=2X
2X-X=3
X=3
SO 4 NUMBES ARE 3,4,5 AND 6