This looks like the additive inverse property, because when you add something to its negative counterpart (or its additive inverse), you get 0 as a sum.
Another example would be 2+ (-2) = 0. -2 is the additive inverse for 2.
Step1: Define an odd integer.
Define the first odd integer as (2n + 1), for n = 0,1,2, ...,
Note that n is an integer that takes values 0,1,2, and so no.
Step 2: Create four consecutive odd integers.
Multiplying n by 2 guarantees that 2n will be zero or an even number.
Therefore (2n + 1) is guaranteed to be an odd number.
By adding 2 to the odd integer (2n+1), the next number (2n+3) will also be an odd integer.
Let the four consecutive odd integers be
2n+1, 2n +3, 2n +5, 2n +7
Step 3: require that the four consecutive integers sum to 160.
Because the sum of the four consecutive odd integers is 160, therefore
2n+1 + 2n+3 + 2n+5 + 2n +7 = 160
8n + 16 = 160
8n = 144
n = 18
Because 2n = 36, the four consecutive odd integers are 37, 39, 41, 43.
Answer: 37,39,41,43
Answer: 5/6 inch/minute
Whenever you are working with a question of rate where two different quantities are being compared, the required units will indicate which quantity is to be divided by which.
In this case you want to know inches per minute.Therefore:
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