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How do you add consecutive even numbers?

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Well if you don't know what the numbers are then you can let x be an even number, then your consecutive numbers would be x, x+2, x+4,x+6 etc. so lets say that x is an even number and you are told that x and the three consecutive even numbers after it added together equals 48. then you would say:

x + (x +2) + (x + 4) + (x + 6) = 48 combine like terms and you get:

4x + 12 = 48 subtract 12 from both sides

4x = 36

x = 9

and there you have it. Hope this helps :)

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