Question

The sum of four consecutive numbers is 350. What is the third number in these four consecutive numbers?a. 85b. 86c. 87d. 88

Answer 1

In order to represent four consecutive numbers, we can use the expressions "x", "x+1", "x+2" and "x+3".

If the sum of these numbers is equal to 350, we can write the following equation and solve it for x:

`\begin{gathered} (x)+(x+1)+(x+2)+(x+3)=350\\ \\ 4x+6=350\\ \\ 4x=344\\ \\ x=86 \end{gathered}`

The third number is the number "x+2", so its value is 88.

Therefore the answer is option d.