SOLUTION: the sum of three consecutive integers is three times the second integer. Set up an equation that models this statement and show by solving the equation, that this equation will alw

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Question 1056869: the sum of three consecutive integers is three times the second integer. Set up an equation that models this statement and show by solving the equation, that this equation will always be true for any three consecutive integers
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the sum of three consecutive integers is three times the second integer. Set up an equation that models this statement and show by solving the equation, that this equation will always be true for any three consecutive integers
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(n-1) + n + (n+1) = 3n

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