One half the sum of four consecutive multiples of 6 is 6 more than twice the 3rd highest of the multiples. What is the sum of th

Question

NeX [460]

3 years ago

7

One half the sum of four consecutive multiples of 6 is 6 more than twice the 3rd highest of the multiples. What is the sum of th

e two highest multiples?

Mathematics

1 answer:

MAXImum [283] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-18T21:57:51+03:00

MAXImum [283]3 years ago

3 0

I solved this by hand first, then cymath, then Wolfram alpha. we all agree the solution to the equation involved is x=-3 however -3 is not a multiple of 6. if you plug it in you get a solution of 24 but I don't consider this to be a valid question.