The average of five consecutive integers is 12. What is the smallest of these integers?

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The average of five consecutive integers is 12. What is the smallest of these integers?
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Q: The average of five consecutive integers is 12. What is the smallest of these integers?
Solution: Let the integers be x, x+1, x+2, x+3, x+4.\n\nMean = (5x + 10) / 5 = 12\n\n5x + 10 = 60\n\n5x = 50\n\nx = 10.
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