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1 pointThe 5 consecutive integers below add up to 175. What is the value of x?x-3x-2X - 1ХX + 1

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\begin{gathered} (x-3)+(x-2)+(x-1)+x+(x+1)=175 \\ 5x-5\text{ = 175} \\ 5x=180 \\ x=36 \end{gathered}

Then x=36.

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