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The sum of three consecutive even numbers36. What are the numbers? |
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Answer» Let the numbers be x, x + 2, x + 4.Given, sum of numbers = 36 x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 36 3x + 6 = 36 3x = 30 x = 10∴ The numbers are 10, 12, 14. For simpler calculations, you can always take x-2, x and x+2 as 3 consecutive even/odd numbers because the sum comes out to be 3x, reducing number of steps to find the answer |
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