Question 958942

Write an equation AND solve it from the word problem below:

The sum of five consecutive even numbers is 180.

What are the smallest of these numbers?
<pre>Let smallest of the 5 numbers, be S
Then other 4 are: S + 2, S + 4, S + 6, and S + 8
We then get: S + S + 2 + S + 4 + S + 6 + S + 8 = 180
5S + 20 = 180
5S = 180 - 20
5S = 160
S, or smallest of 5 numbers = {{{160/5}}}, or {{{highlight_green(32)}}}