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The Puzzler

The Puzzler is the world’s latest superhero. He uses his immense brain to win all battles by solving a series of math problems. He needs your help to solve the following problems.

Use a calculator to help when needed. You may also want to look up words like consecutive and sum.

  1. The numbers \(3\), \(5\), and \(7\) are three consecutive odd numbers that have a sum of \(3 + 5 + 7 = 15\).
    What are three consecutive odd numbers that have a sum of \(399\)?

  2. What are three consecutive even numbers that have a sum of \(5760\)?

  3. What are four consecutive whole numbers that have a sum of \(2022\)?


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