Pls help! Correct answers for brainliest!

1. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 102. What is the smallest of the the three numbers?

2. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 69. What is the smallest of the three numbers?

3. Keith bought a soft drink for 4 dollars and 8 candy bars. He spent a total of 44 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost?

4. Tim bought 4 new baseball cards to add to his collection. The next day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 43 cards left. How many did Tim start with?

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Answer: 1. 33 , 2. 21 , 3. $5.00 , 4. 39.

Step-by-step explanation:

4. Let the original number of baseball trading cards in Tim's possession be

x

An equation to arrive at the number will be:

x

+

9

2

=

24

This is because half the collection AFTER adding

9

new cards is

24

(the other half was eaten by his dog).

Multiply both sides by

2

.

x

+

9

=

48

Subtract

9

from both sides.

x

=

39