How do you find four consecutive odd integers whose sum is 8?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-05T16:48:37

The integers are: # color(green)(-1, color(green)(1, color(green)(3 , color(green)(5#

Four consecutive odd numbers can be denoted as:
#x, (x+2), (x+4) # and # (x+6)#

#x + (x+2) + (x+4) + (x+6)=8#

#4x+12=8#

#4x=8-12#

#4x=-4#

#x=-4/4#

#x=-1#

The integers are:
#x; color(green)(-1#

# (x+2); color(green)(1#

# (x+4), color(green)(3 # and

# (x+6); color(green)(5#