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By how much is the greatest of five consecutive even integer
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16 Apr 2018, 11:06
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By how much is the greatest of five consecutive even integers greater than the smallest among them?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 8
(E) 10
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 8
(E) 10
Re: By how much is the greatest of five consecutive even integer
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18 Apr 2018, 01:35
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We need a set of \(5\) consecutive even integer so chose something easy to work with
For eg. \(0,2,4,6,8\)
\(8-0 = 8\)
option D
Another approach,
If \(x\) is the smallest integer than the remaining four integers are
\(x+2, x+4, x+6, x+8\)
Hence, largest - smallest \(= x+8 -x = 8\)
For eg. \(0,2,4,6,8\)
\(8-0 = 8\)
option D
Another approach,
If \(x\) is the smallest integer than the remaining four integers are
\(x+2, x+4, x+6, x+8\)
Hence, largest - smallest \(= x+8 -x = 8\)
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Re: By how much is the greatest of five consecutive even integer
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11 Jun 2019, 19:17
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Carcass wrote:
By how much is the greatest of five consecutive even integers greater than the smallest among them?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 8
(E) 10
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 8
(E) 10
We can let the first even integer = 2 and the last even integer = 10, so the difference between the greatest and least is 8. This difference holds no matter which 5 consecutive even integers are chosen.
Answer: D
