Consecutive Even and Odd Word Problems

Three consecutive even integers are such that the sum of the smallest and 3 times the second is 38 more than twice the third.  Find the largest integer.

• 20

• 22

• 24

• 26

Find four consecutive even integers whose sum is 100.

Which equation would give you the answer?

• 4x + 12 = 100

• 4x + 4 = 100

• 4x + 10 = 100

• x + x + x + x = 100

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

Find three consecutive even integers whose sum is 84.

• 26, 28, 30

• 28, 30, 32

• 27, 28, 29

• 24, 26, 28

Three consecutive even integers are such that the sum of the smallest and 3 times the second is 38 more than twice the third.  Find the largest integer.

• 20

• 22

• 24

• 26

The sum of three consecutive even integers is 618.  What is the largest number in the group?

• 207

• 209

• 206

• 208

The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 597.  What is the smallest number in the group?

• 198

• 199

• 197

• 196

Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of twice the smallest number and three times the largest is 42.

• 6, 8, 10

• 16, 18, 20

• 18, 20, 22

• 10, 12, 14

Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the smallest number and middle number is 27 less than three times the largest number.

• 11, 13, 15

• 31, 33, 35

• 15, 17, 19

• 17, 19, 21

The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 48. What is the number in the middle of the other two numbers?

• 15

• 16

• 17

• 18