document.write( "Question 342355: Please help me with working out this: The sum of three consecutive natural numbers is 96. Find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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let the 3 consecutive number be x, x+1, x+2.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 96\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "combine like terms to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3*x + 3 = 96\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "subtract 3 from both sides of the equation to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3*x = 93\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 3 to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 31\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute for x in your original equation to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "31 + 32 + 33 = 96 which is true, so the value for x is good.\r
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