The sum of three consecutive even number is 162 what is the smallest of the three number?

Consecutive even numbers are represented like this

even numbers are represented like this 2x=even

consecutive even numbers are 2 apart so

the numbers are 2x, 2x+2, 2x+4

so

2x+2x+2+2x+4=162

add like terms

6x+6=162

subtract 6 from both sdies

156=6x

divide both sdies by 6

26=x

the first even number=2x so

26 ties 2=52

second number=2x+2=52+2=54

third number=2x+4=52+4=56

the numbers are 52,54,56

The three numbers are 53, 54, and 55.

53 + 54 + 55 = 162

The smallest number is 53.