Answer:
20, 21,22,23
Step-by-step explanation:
Consecutive means in order. Integers are the set of whole numbers and their opposites: ...-3,-2,-1,0 ,1,2,3...
Let x = the one sibling
Let x + 1 = the second sibling
Let x + 2 = the third sibling
Let x+4 = the fourth sibling.
If you add the four siblings together they equal 86
(x) + (x +1) + (x + 2) + (x+3) = 86 I put the parentheses in so that you can see each sibling, but it is not needed.
x + x+ 1 +x + 2 + x+ 3 = 86 Combine like terms
4x + 6 = 86 Subtract 6 from both sides
4x = 80 Divide both sides by 4
x = 20
The first sibling is 20, then 21, then 22 and finally 23
Check:
20 + 21 + 22 + 23 = 86
