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Find three consecutive integers such
that the sum of the first and the
second integer is three more than the
third integer.

Respuesta :

9514 1404 393

Answer:

  4, 5, 6

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the middle one. Then the sum of the first two is ...

  (x -1) +x

And we want that to be 3 more than the third:

  (x -1) +x = (x +1) +3

  2x = x +5 . . . . . . . . . add 1, simplify

  x = 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract x

Since 5 is the middle integer, the three integers are ...

  4, 5, 6

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