Equally Spaced Numbers On A Number Line (2022 AMC 8 P6)
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January 25, 2022
AMC 82022 AMC 8
Problem Statement
Three positive integers are equally spaced on a number line. The middle number is 15, and the largest number is 4 times the smallest number. What is the smallest of these three numbers?<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>4<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>5<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>6<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>7<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>8