Question

Dados tres números pares consecutivos, tales que cuatro veces el mayor sea siete veces el menor disminuido en 26 unidades. ¿Cuál es el número más pequeño?

Answer 1

Answer:

The smallest even number is 14

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assume smallest number =x

Since, there are three consecutive even numbers

so, largest number will be x+2+2=x+4

four times the largest is seven times the smallest decreased by 26 units

so, we can set up equation as

$4\times (x+4)=7\times x-26$

now, we can solve for x

$4x+16=7x-26$

$4x=7x-42$

$-3x=-42$

$\frac{-3x}{-3}=\frac{-42}{-3}$

$x=14$

So,

the smallest even number is 14........Answer