Answer:
D) The population alternates between increasing and decreasing
Step-by-step explanation:
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Since the numbers are consecutive, they must be near each other in size, and therefore near one-third of 168. And since the lower number is -2 off the middle, and the upper number is +2 from the middle, the middle number must be exactly one-third of 168—otherwise the sum of the three could never be 168. Labelling the three consecutive numbers as x, y, and z:
x + y + z = 168
(y-2) + y + (y+2) = 168.
3y = 168
y = 56
therefore the smallest number (x) = 54.
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Answer:
42 cups of flour
Step-by-step explanation:
12 is 4 times more than 3 (3 × 4 = 12), so we know that we need 4 times 10 1/2 (equal to 10.5) cups of flour.
All we need to do for this is do 10.5 × 4 = x and solve for x.
10.5 × 4 = 42 cups of flour
18×7+5 is your answer. The answer for the problem is 18×7=126.
126+5=131.
