222k views
1 vote
Find all sets of four consecutive even whole numbers whose sum is less than 35.

User Avigil
by
8.3k points

1 Answer

1 vote

Final answer:

To find sets of four consecutive even whole numbers whose sum is less than 35, start with the first even number and add 2 to each consecutive number until the sum is less than 35.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find sets of four consecutive even whole numbers whose sum is less than 35, we can start with the first even number, which is 2.

The next three consecutive even numbers would be 4, 6, and 8. The sum of these numbers is 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 = 20, which is less than 35.

Therefore, one set of four consecutive even numbers whose sum is less than 35 is {2, 4, 6, 8}.

Another set can be found by adding 2 to each number in the first set: {4, 6, 8, 10}.

The sum of these numbers is also less than 35.

User Ian Mackinnon
by
8.3k points