The problem asks to find the greatest of four consecutive integers whose sum is 214.
2025/5/12
1. Problem Description
The problem asks to find the greatest of four consecutive integers whose sum is
2
1
4.
2. Solution Steps
Let be the smallest of the four consecutive integers. Then the other three integers are , , and .
The sum of these four integers is given as
2
1
4. So we can write the equation:
Combining like terms, we have:
Subtracting 6 from both sides of the equation, we get:
Dividing both sides by 4, we find the value of :
The four consecutive integers are 52, 53, 54, and
5
5. The greatest of these four integers is $n+3$, which is $52 + 3 = 55$.
3. Final Answer
55