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  • 04-07-2017
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The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 156 What is the smallest of the three even numbers.'?

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  • 09-07-2017
3 consecutive ODD numbers cannot add up to 156 because 156 is even.

the numbers must be even  to get 156.

a + a + 2 + 1 + 4 = 156
3a = 150
a = 50

smallest is 50.
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