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Find five consecutive integers whose sum is 195.

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x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) + (x + 3) + (x + 4) = 195

(Make sure you don't add "x+5" because "x + 0" is an included term.)

5x + 10 = 195
5x = 185
x = 37

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