The sum of three consecutive even #s is 144; what are the numbers?
2 Answers
They are 46, 48, 50.
Explanation:
An even number is a multiple of
So you are asking for which value of
I solve it for
The three numbers are
The numbers are 46, 48 and 50.
Explanation:
First define the consecutive even numbers:
Even numbers, such as 8, 10, 12 etc. differ by 2.
We could call the numbers
However, an even number can be divided by 2, so any number given as
SO, let the consecutive even numbers be
Their sum is 144, so write an equation:
However, we defined the first even number as
The numbers are 46, 48 and 50.