to solve algebraically, you can represent this as x + (x+1) + (x+2) + (x+3) + (x+4) = 45
after we combine like terms we get
5x + 10 = 45
- 10 - 10
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5x = 35
x = 7
which means, the answer is 7,8,9,10,11. you get this by substituting the x value into the equation
