Question: The average of three consecutive integers is 15. What is the smallest of these integers?
Options:
14
15
16
17
Correct Answer: 14
Solution:
Let the integers be x, x+1, x+2. Average = (x + (x+1) + (x+2)) / 3 = 15. Solving gives x = 14.
The average of three consecutive integers is 15. What is the smallest of these i
Practice Questions
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The average of three consecutive integers is 15. What is the smallest of these integers?
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Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
The average of three consecutive integers is 15. What is the smallest of these integers?
Average of Consecutive Integers – Understanding how to calculate the average of a set of consecutive integers and how to set up equations based on that average.
Algebraic Manipulation – Ability to manipulate algebraic expressions and solve for a variable.
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