SOLUTION: In the sport competition France won more gold medals than Italy who won more gold medals than Korea.If the total number of gold medals won by these three countries is three consecu
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Question 908697: In the sport competition France won more gold medals than Italy who won more gold medals than Korea.If the total number of gold medals won by these three countries is three consecutive integers whose sum is 39 find the number of gold medals won by each.
France won how many medals?
Italy won how many medals?
Korea won how many medals?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the smallest of the three consecutive integers. then the next integer is 
and the one after that is 
. Since the sum of the three is 39, we can say:
\ +\ (x\ +\ 2)\ =\ 39)
Solve for . Then compute and . Assign the number of medals according to the information given.
John
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