SOLUTION: Find three consecutive integers such that three times the smallest is 14 more than the largest. Find the integers

SOLUTION: Find three consecutive integers such that three times the smallest is 14 more than the largest. Find the integers

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Question 510698: Find three consecutive integers such that three times the smallest is 14 more than the largest. Find the integers
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The three consecutive integers, from smallest to largest, are:
x, x+1, and x+2
3x = (x+2)+14 ""...three time the smallest is 14 more than the largest."
3x = x+16
2x = 16
x = 8
The integers are:
8, 9, and 10
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