document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25216>Question 25216</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the first and twice the second is 17 more than twice the third. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13519 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=13519\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the three consecutive numbers be, x, x+1, and x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Twice the second = 2(x+1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17 more than twice the third = 17+2(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add them togeher.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2(x+1)=17+2(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x+2=17+2x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2=2x+21 --->SImplfy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19+1=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19+2=21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence the three numbers are 19, 20, and 21.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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