SOLUTION: Find three consecutive whole numbers such that twice the sum of the two smallest numbers is 10 ' more that three times the largest number

SOLUTION: Find three consecutive whole numbers such that twice the sum of the two smallest numbers is 10 ' more that three times the largest number

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Question 536482: Find three consecutive whole numbers such that twice the sum of the two smallest numbers is 10 ' more that three times the largest number
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the numbers be x , x+1, x+2
2(x+x+1)=3(x+2)+10
4x+2=3x+6+10
4x-3x=16-2
x=14
14,15,16
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