Question

What is the equation to solve: if the sim of four consecutive integers is 26, what is the value of the first integer?

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

We set up the equation as follows:

Let x be the first integer

`x+x+1+x+2+x+3=26`

We solve for x:

`\begin{gathered} 4x+6=26 \\ \\ 4x=26-6 \\ \\ x=(20)/(4) \\ \\ x=5 \end{gathered}`

The value of the first integer is 5