Consecutive Integers Word Problems

Consecutive Integers Word Problems

Solving word problems that are consecutive, consecutive-even and consecutive-odd integer problems.

Poll

Have you ever heard of consecutive integers?

• Yes

• No

• Not sure

Multiple Choice

The sum of two consecutive integers is 41.

What are the two expressions?

• Let x = 1st consecutive integer

  Let x+1 = 2nd consecutive integer

• Let x = 1st consecutive integer

  Let x+2 = 2nd consecutive integer

Multiple Choice

The sum of two consecutive integers is 41. What is the correct equation to find the integers?

• $x-x-2=41$

• $x+x+2=41$

• $x+x+1=41$

Multiple Select

Three consecutive integers add up to 36. What is the smallest of the three integers?
Let x = 1st integer
x+1 = 2nd integer
x+2 = 3rd integer

Which is the correct equation?

•  $x+x+1+x+2=36$  

•  $2x+3=36$  

•  $3x+3=36$  

Consecutive integers

Multiple Choice

The sum of three consecutive numbers is -30.  What is the smallest of the three numbers?

• -10
• -11
• -12
• -9

Multiple Choice

The sum of two consecutive integers is 123.  What is the smallest of the two integers?

• 60
• 61
• 62
• 63

Multiple Choice

Find four consecutive odd integers whose sum is 128.

• 32, 34, 37, 38
• 27, 29, 31, 33
• 29, 31, 33, 35
• 25, 27, 29, 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following setups would be used to find four consecutive integers?

• n
  n+2
  n+4
  n+6
• n
  2n
  4n
  6n
• n+1
  n+2
  n+3
  n+4
• n
  n+1
  n+2
  n+3

Multiple Choice

Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is -45.

• -15, -17, -19
• -17, -18, -19
• -13, -15, -17

Multiple Choice

Find two consecutive integers whose sum is -97.

• -48, 49
• 47, 50
• -49, -50
• -48, -49

Multiple Choice

The sum of two consecutive integers is 123.  What is the smallest of the two integers?

• 60
• 61
• 62
• 63