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The sum of 6 consecutive integers is 393 what is the third number in the sequence

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long story short the answer is 65

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The answer is

x+1, x+2, x+3, x+4 and x+5.

The sum of these six integers is 393 so we can write:

x+x+1+x+2+x+3+x+4+x+5=393

6x+1+2+3+4+5=393

6x+15=393

6x+15−15=393−15

6x+0=378

6x6=3786

x=63

Because the first integer is 63 then the third would be x+2 or 63+2=65


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