Answer:
52
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the smallest of the three numbers. Then the other two are (x+2) and (x+4). Their sum is ...
x + (x+2) +(x+4) = 162
3x = 156 . . . . . . . . . . . .subtract 6
x = 156/3 = 52
The smallest of the three numbers is 52.
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I like to work problems like this by considering the average number. Here, the average of the three numbers is 162/3 = 54, the middle number of the three. Then the smallest of the three consecutive even numbers is 2 less, or 52.
Step-by-step explanation:
A + b
Putting value of a and b
9 + (-24)
9 - 24
= - 15
Answer:
Since 6 lemons are used to make 4 cups of lemonade, then are used
of lemon per cup of lemonade, or are make
cups of lemonade per lemon.
The last choice is the right answer. Curves do not have a constant rate of change.