Question

The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 108. Write and evaluate an expression in terms of x to determine the smallest of the three numbers. Include parentheses in your expression.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let the first number be

The next number be
more than the previous as it is an even number

The second number is

and the last number is

The sum of the numbers is
, so the expression will be

The smallest of the three numbers is
.