Inactive Tutor answered 02/02/21
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x-2 + x + x+2 = 174
3x = 174
x =58
x-2 = 56 = smallest of the 3 numbers, 56, 58, 60
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asked 12/10/19the sum of three consecutive even numbers is one hundred seventy - four. what is the smallest of the three numbers?
Inactive Tutor answered 02/02/21
x-2 + x + x+2 = 174
3x = 174
x =58
x-2 = 56 = smallest of the 3 numbers, 56, 58, 60
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