Question

3. The sum of three consecutive even integers is 84. What is the least of these numbers?
(Points : 1)
-34

-30

-26

30

Answer 1

let x be the least of these numbers... since they're consecutive, the next one would be (x+2), and the next one after that is (x+4)...

since their sum is 84, you can write it out as:

x + (x+2) + (x+4) = 84

now all u gotta do is solve....

Answer 2

How do I solve that???

Answer 3

combine like terms and isolate x

Answer 4

I dont know how to do that

Answer 5

x + x + x are all the same.. so add them up = 3x... same with the 4 2

Answer 6

now you should have 3x + 6 = 84. now you want your x term on one side of the equation and the numbers on the other side.

Answer 7

is it 18?

Answer 8

subtract 6 from both sides... thus 3x + 6 - 6 = 84 - 6

Answer 9

so 3x = 78. now you need to get rid of that 3.

Answer 10

How?

Answer 11

you can divide by the coefficient of x.. in this case 3. thus 3x/3 = 78/3

Answer 12

that will give you x = the result of 78/3

Answer 13

26? :)

Answer 14

oh wait -26?

Answer 15

yep.. now check.. 26, + 28 + 30?

Answer 16

i dont think someone can be negative years old.

Answer 17

positive 26 is NOT an option :(

Answer 18

what?

Answer 19

ooh i thought it was an age question. sorry

Answer 20

its ok :/

Answer 21

all those negatives dont make any sense...it is .. i think.. impossible for you to take a negative number with 3 consecutive even integers and add them up to 24.

Answer 22

and 30 doesnt work

Answer 23

Nope it was 30

Answer 24

I just got the answers

Answer 25

30+32+34 is 96?

Answer 26

good luck

Answer 27

thanks

Answer 28

30 + 32 + 34 \(\large \ne 84\) so the answer cannot be 30....
the answer to your question is 26...
26 + 28 + 30 = 84

looks like the correct choice is not there or the problem was mistyped...

this is your orginal question:
3. The sum of three consecutive even integers is 84. What is the least of these numbers?
(Points : 1)
-34

-30

-26

30