The sum of four consecutive integers add up to equal a total of 174. What is the value of the smallest of the four numbers?

42 is the smallest of the 4 numbers.

Step-by-step explanation:

The 4 consecutive integers that total 174 are 42,43,44, and 45. Therefore, 42 is the smallest out of all 4 integers.

3< x< 5

step-by-step explanation:

|x - 4| < 1

there are two solutions, one positive and one negative.   remember to flip the inequality when taking the negative solution

x-4 < 1       x-4 > -1

add 4 to each side

x-4+4 < 1+4       x-4+4 > -1+4

x< 5                 x> 3

3< x< 5