Consecutive number problems
A set of numbers, equally spaced, adds up to a total: 'the sum of 3 consecutive numbers which are separated by 3 is 294'. What are the numbers?
Calling the first number x turns the sentence into an equation, which is the step being practised.
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What changes each time
- How many numbers there are
- The gap between them
- A new total every time
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