SOLUTION: The average of 10 consecutive even integers is 11. What is the greatest of these 10 integers ? Kindly show the steps.

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Question 793835: The average of 10 consecutive even integers is 11. What is the greatest of these 10 integers ?
Kindly show the steps.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The average of 10 consecutive even integers is 11. What is the greatest of these 10 integers ?
Kindly show the steps.
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1st: 2x-10
2nd: 2x-8
3rd: 2x-6
4th: 2x-4
5th: 2x-2
6th: 2x
7th: 2x+2
8th: 2x+4
9th: 2x+6
10th: 2x+8
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Sum::: (20x-10)/10 = 11
20x-10 = 110
20x = 120
x = 6
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1st: 2x-10 = 2
2nd: 4
3rd: 6
etc
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Cheers,
Stan H.