SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 24. What are the integers?
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Question 279611: The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 24. What are the integers?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let's show these numbers as:
x+(x+1)+(x+2)=24 Combine like terms:
3x+3=24 Subtract 3 from both sides and divide by 3 to get:
x=7
There we go the numbers are:
7,8,9
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