SOLUTION: To make an international call, you need the code for the country you are calling. The codes for country A, country B, and C are three consecutive integers whose sum is 108. Find th

Question 1107695: To make an international call, you need the code for the country you are calling. The codes for country A, country B, and C are three consecutive integers whose sum is 108. Find the code for each country.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, addingup:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To make an international call, you need the code for the country you are calling. The codes for country A, country B, and C are three consecutive integers whose sum is 108. Find the code for each country.
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1st:: x-1
2nd:: x
3rd:: x+1
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Equation:
sum = 108
3x = 108
x = 36 (2nd)
x-1 = 35 (1st)
x+1 = 37 (3rd)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A = x
B = x + 1
C = x + 2
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x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 108
3x + 3 = 108
3x = 105
x = 35 this is A. B = 35 + 1 = 36 and C = 35 + 2 = 37

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