problem on numbers

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by macattack » Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:03 am
16k + 16(k+1) +16(k+2)+16(k+3)=2048+16(k+1)
Rearrange the equation:
16k +16k+32 +16k + 48=2048
48k=1968
k=41
The third number is 16(k+2) = 16(41+2)=688

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Last edited by macattack on Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:50 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The GMAT can be destroyed.

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by macattack » Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:04 am
sorry my post got posted twice so I deleted the second
The GMAT can be destroyed.