Connor found the sum of the first three even numbers and obtained the result of 48. Oops,what mistake must he have made?
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Did he multiply rather than add?
he added 15+16+17... not all even numbers
To find the mistake Connor made, let's break down the problem.
Connor found the sum of the first three even numbers and obtained the result of 48. So, essentially, he found the sum of three consecutive even numbers.
Let's think about how we can calculate that sum correctly. The first even number is 2, and we can find the following even numbers by adding 2 to the previous number. So, the second even number would be 4, and the third even number would be 6.
The sum of these three consecutive even numbers (2 + 4 + 6) is actually equal to 12, not 48.
Therefore, the mistake Connor made was most likely adding the numbers incorrectly or choosing the wrong set of numbers.