Four consecutive integers are added together to produce a sum of 154. What is the value of the smallest integer in this group?
37
Let the numbers be n, n + 1, n + 2, and n + 3. Their sum is 4n + 6 = 154. Subtracting 6 gives 4n = 148, and dividing by 4 gives n = 37.
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