SOLUTION: the sum of three consecutive numbers is 63.find the product of extremes.

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Question 633043: the sum of three consecutive numbers is 63.find the product of extremes.
Answer by richard1234(5390) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x-1, x, x+1 be the numbers. Then

(x-1) + x + (x+1) = 63

3x = 63

x = 21 --> x-1 = 20 and x+1 = 22. Their product is 440.