Question 659906: the sum of four consective numbers is 156. Write an equation to represent the word problem and then solve the equation. Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Alan3354:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the sum of four consective numbers is 156. Write an equation to represent the word problem and then solve the equation.
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1st: x
2nd: x+1
3rd: x+2
4th: x+3
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Equation:
sum = 156
4x + 6 = 156
4x = 150
x = 37.5
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No 4 consecutive integers have a sum of 156
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Cheers,
Stan H.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the sum of four consective numbers is 156. Write an equation to represent the word problem and then solve the equation.
37 + 38 + 39 + 40 = 154
38 + 39 + 40 + 41 = 158
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No such numbers
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