SOLUTION: The product of three consecutive positive integers is 21 times their sum. Find the sum of the three integers.
(a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 33 (e) None of the above
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Question 289007: The product of three consecutive positive integers is 21 times their sum. Find the sum of the three integers.
(a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 33 (e) None of the above
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
N - First integer
N+1 - Second consecutive integer
N+2 - Third consecutive integer
Two solutions:
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The problem only asks for "three consecutive positive integers" so N=-9 is not a solution.
The three integers are 7,8, and 9.
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