Question

the sum of hte three smallest of four consecutive oss integers is 30 greaterthan the largest integer. What is the largest integer?

Answer 1

The integers are
x
x+1
x+2
x+3
x+(x+1)+(x+2)=(x+3)+30

Answer 2

Can you solve that?

Answer 3

is the beginning all added togather or is any of it multiplied?

Answer 4

All added together.

Answer 5

it says sum
so that means we add (not multiply)

Answer 6

did you get it?

Answer 7

ya I got 10/3?

Answer 8

But that is not an integer.

Answer 9

?

Answer 10

\[x+x+x+1+2=x+3+30\]
\[3x+3=x+33\]
try solving it from here

Answer 11

Watch. I'll show you.

Answer 12

too late. Myininaya will show you.

Answer 13

x=15

Answer 14

yep! :)

Answer 15

now that is the smallest integer

Answer 16

you are looking for the largest intger in your problem

Answer 17

yes soo do I plug the 15 into the original equation?

Answer 18

remember we had
x <-smallest
x+1
x+2
x+3 <- largest

Answer 19

so if x=15
then x+3= what?

Answer 20

18?

Answer 21

thats right

Answer 22

Great Thankyou!!!

Answer 23

I understand a little better now