Harvey plans to use 5 ft of shelving for four shelves whose lengths are to be a series of consecutive even numbers. How many inches long should each shelf be?
If x represents the length of the shortest shelf, which expression would represent the length of the longest shelf?
x + 3
x + 4
x + 6

Question

Harvey plans to use 5 ft of shelving for four shelves whose lengths are to be a series of consecutive even numbers. How many inches long should each shelf be?
If x represents the length of the shortest shelf, which expression would represent the length of the longest shelf?
x + 3
x + 4
x + 6

anonymous · Answer

solving this equation for x  gives length of shortest shelf:

x + x + 2 + x + 4 + x + 6 = 60

anonymous · Answer

is it x+4

anonymous · Answer

length of longest shelf = x + 6

anonymous · Answer

can you solve the equation to find x?