document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=232327>Question 232327</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the first and the third is 40.? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the sum of the first and the third is 40.?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1+x+1 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: 21<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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