The sum of 5 consecutive even numbers is 180 what is the first number in the sequence

First, a even number in general could be written as  2k for any k ( k is any integer number).

Let x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4, x_5 the 5 consecutive even numbers, then,

x_1 + x_2 + x_3 + x_4 + x_5 = 180. But for the first commentary, any of the x_i's are even numbers, so, are of the form 2k_i, but, they are consecutive, think about the sequence: 2,4,6,8,10, we could written as 2(1) + 2 (2) + 2(3) + 2(4) + 2(5), the numbers between (), are the k's and are consecutive, and we could write consecutive numbers as x, x+1, x+1 +1 = x+2, (x+2)+1, etc.

So, for the previous commentary, we rewrite

x_1 + x_2 + x_3 + x_4 + x_5 = 180

as

2k + 2(k+1) + 2(k+2) + 2(k+3) + 2(k+4)  = 180

is equivalent to (factorizing 2)

2 [k + k+1 + k+2 +k+3 +k+4 ] = 180

(divide both sides by 2)

[k + k+1 + k+2 +k+3 +k+4 ] = 90

(simplifyng the expression)

5k+10 = 90

(substracting 10 in both sides)

5k = 80

(divide both sides by 5)

k = 16

then, the first number is x_1 = 2k = 2(16) = 32

Now, we can check, the corresponding sequence was

32 + 34 +36 +38 +40 = 180.

first option

a function is a relation in which an input is paired with exactly one output.

so, let's find the right answer.

in our first option, our inputs are january, february, and march. the outputs are 30, 28, and 25. each input has it's own output. this is correct!

our second option we know is incorrect, because ms. valverade has two outputs, dogs and cats. this is not a function.

our third option is incorrect as well. the yellow square has two ouputs, the square and the triangle.

lastly, in our fourth option, we see the number 7 two times with a different output. therefore, this is not a function.

remember: each input must be paired with only one output!

17   x 256=4352

sorry if this is wrong, i'm new.

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