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1. In a Mathematics examination the number scored by 5 candidates are 5 successive odd integers. If their total marks are 185, the highest score is :
x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6, x + 8
Then, according to given information,
185 = x + x + 2 + x + 4 + x + 6 + x + 8
Highest number = 33 + 8 = 41
Solution:
Let the five successive odd number be,x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6, x + 8
Then, according to given information,
185 = x + x + 2 + x + 4 + x + 6 + x + 8
Highest number = 33 + 8 = 41