SOLUTION: if x, y, and z are consecutive multiples of 5 counting from samller to largest then, what is x+ y in terms of z?

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Question 290284: if x, y, and z are consecutive multiples of 5 counting from samller to largest then, what is x+ y in terms of z?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: Recall that a multiple of 5 is in the form 5q where 'q' is some integer (ie whole number). So "if x, y, and z are consecutive multiples of 5", then x=5m, y=5n, z=5p where 'm', 'n', and 'p' are integers. But we know that the multiples are consecutive. So this means that n=m%2B1 and p=m%2B2. So we then get x=5m, y=5%28m%2B1%29, z=5%28m%2B2%29