Question

Jared wanted to find three consecutive even integers whose sum was 4 times the first of those integers. He let k represent the first integer, then wrote and solved this equation: k + (k + 1) + (k + 2) = 4k. Did he get the correct answer? Complete the explanation.

Answer 1

No.

Explanation:

He did not get the correct answer because he wanted to find 3 consecutive EVEN integers. If they were all even, this would mean they had to be 2 away from each other. So, the equation should have been k + (k + 2) + (k + 4) = 4k.