Answer:
500
Step-by-step explanation:
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Let the smallest number be x. The next number would be x + 1, then the next would be x + 2, then x + 3.
The sum of these four is 1998.
Solve for x:
- x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) + (x + 3) = 1998
- 4x + 6 = 1998
- 4x = 1992
- x = 498
The third number is (x + 2), so simply add 2 to 498 = 500
The third number is 500.
All 4 numbers are 498, 499, 500, and 501.
