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  • 13-09-2017
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The sum of five consective even numbers is less than 100.Find the maximum sum of these five numbers

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musiclover10045
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  • 13-09-2017

100/5 = 20

would be the middle number so 18 +19+20+21+22 = 100

 since you want it to be less than 100 use 17 instead of 22

so you have 17 +18+19+20+21 = 95

95 is the maximum sum

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  • 13-09-2017
x+x+2+x+4+x+6+x+8  < 100
5x + 20 < 100
5x < 80
x < 16

so the 5 numbers are 14,16,18,20,22  and  maximum sum  = 90
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