Answer:
The third number in the sequence is 24.
Explanation:
Sum of five consecutive numbers is 120.
Let the numbers be represented by x,x+1,x+2,x+3,x+4
So the relevant equation for the sum of the numbers is represented as:
x + (x+1) + (x+2) + (x+3) + (x+4) = 5x + (1+2+3+4) = 5x+10
=> 5x + 10 = 120
=> 5x = 120-10
=> 5x = 110
=> x= 110/5 = 22
So the 5 consecutive numbers are 22, 22+1, 22+2, 22+3 , 22+4
In other words the required numbers are 22,23,24,25,26
The third number in the sequence is 24.