I feel so retarded right now, it's not even funny.
So I'm stuck on an arithmetic problem that I've actually tried and gotten right before (like a month ago).
It goes like this:
The terms 4x - 24, 2x + 15, and 3x - 15 are consecutive terms in an arithmetic sequence. What's the value of x?
I don't even know where to start... =(
So I'm stuck on an arithmetic problem that I've actually tried and gotten right before (like a month ago).
It goes like this:
The terms 4x - 24, 2x + 15, and 3x - 15 are consecutive terms in an arithmetic sequence. What's the value of x?
I don't even know where to start... =(
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So, if you add all three terms and then divide by three, the answer will equal the middle number, 2x + 15, assuming that the three terms are listed in order?
(4x - 24 + 2x + 15 + 3x - 15) / 3 = 2x + 15
(9x - 24) / 3 = 2x + 15
3x - 8 = 2x + 15
x = 23
Hope this helps!
(4x - 24 + 2x + 15 + 3x - 15) / 3 = 2x + 15
(9x - 24) / 3 = 2x + 15
3x - 8 = 2x + 15
x = 23
Hope this helps!
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4x - 24, 2x + 15, and 3x - 15 are consecutive terms
add all together and solve for x
4x + 2x +3x -24 +15 -15
12x/3 = 24 +0
4x = 24
divide both sides by 4
4x/4 = 24/4
x=6
add all together and solve for x
4x + 2x +3x -24 +15 -15
12x/3 = 24 +0
4x = 24
divide both sides by 4
4x/4 = 24/4
x=6