2022 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 6
Problem
Three positive integers are equally spaced on a number line. The middle number is and the largest number is times the smallest number. What is the smallest of these three numbers?
Solution
Let the smallest number be It follows that the largest number is
Since and are equally spaced on a number line, we have ~MRENTHUSIASM
See Also
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