momodagrate momodagrate
  • 02-02-2019
  • Mathematics
contestada

The sum of 5consecutive even numbers is 100.
What is the first number in this sequence?

Respuesta :

thompsonm996 thompsonm996
  • 02-02-2019

Answer:16


Step-by-step explanation: x is an even number. x+2 is the next even number, x+4 is the third even number in the set, x+6 is the fourth, x+8 is the fifth. x+x+2+x+4+x+6+x+8=100. So 5x+20=100. 100-20=5x+20-20. 80=5x. x=16.


Answer Link

Otras preguntas

4. What's the screen that displays results from typing text, performing calculations, or running programs?
You're doctor told you to eat 25 g of fiber each day. You had 4 grams of fiber for breakfast. What percent of the 25 g of fiber have you eaten so far?
What is the result of food insecurity?
( it is true or false) Lava is inside earths crust and may contain trapped gasses.
Wendy paints a wall that is 10.5 feet tall and 9.2 feet wide what is the area of the wall that she painted?
what is the supreme law of the land?
Who was the new cheif of Justice under Nixon?
7r-r=54 what is r? HELP!
A conservation plan could proceed with a single 20-square kilometer habitat preserve or with two habitat preserves, measuring a total of 20 square kilometers co
A hot air balloon rises 350 feet in 5 minutes What is the balloon’s ascent rate in feet per minute? How long did it take the balloon to rise 1470ft? Estimate