Question

The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 114. What is the smallest of the three numbers?

Answer 1

36

Explanation:

We have a number that needs to be even so I'm going to call it `x`. The next two consecutive even numbers are therefore `x+2, x+4`. The sum of these three numbers together is 114, so

`x+(x+2)+(x+4)=114`

`3x+6=114`

`3x=108`

`x=36`

The three numbers are 36, 38, 40.