en

English

Español

Português

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Русский

中文(简体)

한국어

日本語

Tiếng Việt

עברית

العربية

Popular >

Three consecutive even integers add up to 54. Which integers are they?

Solution

Three consecutive even integers add up to 54. Which integers are they?

Solution

The numbers : 16, 18, 20

Solution steps

Represent the numbers with

x

:

First number : x

Consecutive number 1 : x + 2

Consecutive number 2 : x + 4

A.T.Q.:

x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 54

Solve

x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 54 : x = 16

x + 2 = 16 + 2 = 18

x + 4 = 16 + 4 = 20

The numbers : 16, 18, 20

Popular Examples

In 36 years, Brendan will be five times as old as he is today. How old will Brendan be in seven years?The sum of two numbers is 52 . The larger number is 14 more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?a bus drove 5 hours and traveled 255 miles what is the rate of the bus in miles or hour The sum of the square of a number and 6 is equal to 7. What is the number I am currently 13 times as old as my granddaughter. Next year, I will be 11 times as old as my granddaughter. How old am I now?