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Harvey plans to use 5 ft of shelving for four shelves whose lengths are to be a series of consecutive even numbers. How many inches long should each shelf be?



If x represents the length of the shortest shelf, which expression would represent the length of the longest shelf?

x + 6
x + 4
x + 3

Answer :

Answer:

x+6

Step-by-step explanation:

The value of x is 12. Therefore, the shelves are 12, 14, 16, and 18 inches long. The longest shelf is x + 6.

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