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Word Problems Involving Sums of Consecutive Numbers

Algebra

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Pi always seems to win his bets at the racetrack. When you ask him about his secret, he claims that he only bets on horses whose number is the sum of 4 consecutive integers. If he's telling the truth, which of these four horses should he bet on next?
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