The smallest of the four numbers is x.
Since the four numbers are consecutive, this means that each number is one more than the previous.
Therefore, the four numbers are:
x
x + 1
x+1 + 1 = x+2
x+2 + 1 = x+3
Now, we are given that the sum (s) of the four numbers is 2174
This means that:
s = x+x+1+x+2+x+3
s = 4x + 6
We are given that s = 2174. Substitute with s in the above equation and solve for x as follows:
2174 = 4x + 6
4x = 2174 - 6
4x = 2168
x = 2168 / 4
x = 542
Based on the above calculations, the four numbers are:
542, 543, 544 and 555
<span>These are the options that I found for this question.
1/3
3/5
3/8
5/1/2
You just have to make the division and compare the results>
1 / 3 = 0.333..
3 / 5 = 0.6
3 / 8 = 0.375
5 / 12 = 0.416.....
So which is closest to 0.35? The answer is 1/3
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