Answer:
46 is the second smallest number of the sequence
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's write the sum of 4 consecutive numbers (starting at the value x) as:
x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) + (x + 3) = 186
Now group all the unknowns:
x + x + x + x + 1 + 2 +3 = 186
4 x + 6 = 186
4 x = 186 - 6
4 x = 180
x = 180/4
x = 45
Then the sequence was: 45, 46, 47, 48
and the second smallest number of the sequence s: 46
