SOLUTION: five times the first of three consecutive integers is fourteen more than three times the second. what is the third consecutive integer?

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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
five times the first of three consecutive integers is fourteen more than three times the second. what is the third consecutive integer?
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1st: x
2nd: x+1
3rd: x+2
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EQUATION:
5x = 3(x+1) + 14
2x = 17
x = 17/2
Comment: The conditions do not lead to an integer solution.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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