The sum of three consecutive even numbers is equal to 48. What are the three numbers?
1 Answer
Jan 31, 2018
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
First, let's call the smallest number
Then, because they are consecutive even numbers we can add
-
#n + 2# -
# + 4#
Now, we can write this equation and solve for
Therefore the other two numbers are:
The three numbers are: 14, 16, 18