document.write( "Question 376530: find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the first and second is 7 more than the third. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x, (x+1) and (x+2) represent the three consecutive integers
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document.write( "x + (x+1) = (x+2) + 7
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "2x + 1 = x + 9
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document.write( "x = 8, first of the three consecutive integers
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document.write( "8 , 9  and 10 are the integers
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document.write( "CHECKING our Anwer
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document.write( "8 + 9 = 10 + 7 = 17 \n" );
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