IdentityProperty of Addition OR Zero Property
Answer:
3
Step-by-step explanation:
3
Combine like terms in each member of an equation.
Using the addition or subtraction property, write the equation with all terms containing the unknown in one member and all terms not containing the unknown in the other.
Combine like terms in each member.
Use the multiplication property to remove fractions.
n, n + 2, n + 4, n + 6 - four consecutive odd integers
-72 - the sum
The equation:
n + (n + 2) + (n + 4) + (n + 6) = -72
n + n + 2 + n + 4 + n + 6 = -72
4n + 12 = -72 |subtract 12 from both sides
4n = -84 |divide both sides by 4
n = -21
n + 2 = -21 + 2 = -19
n + 4 = -21 + 4 = -17
n + 6 = -21 + 6 = -15
Answer: -21, -19, -17, -15.
