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The sum of five consecutive integers is 75. What is the third number?

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Answer:

a=15

Explanation:

User Jason Gabel
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Hi,

Let us assume those 5 integers are:

a-2, a-1, a, a+1, and a+2.

I have intentionally chosen the numbers this way to have a simple and useful sum of them, see below.

Their sum is: a-2 + a-1 + a + a+1 + a+2 = 5a = 75, therefore a = 15, which is exactly the 3rd number.

Green eyes.

User Divonas
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