document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430961>Question 430961</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> which 3 consecutive numbers have a sum of 720 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1st consecutive integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 1 = 2nd consecutive integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2 = 3rd consecutive integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 720 {sum of the three consecutive integers is 720}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 3 = 720 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 717 {subtracted 3 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 239 {divided both sides by 3}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 1 = 240 {substituted 239, in for x, into x + 1}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2 = 241 {substituted 239, in for x, into x + 2}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "239, 240, and 241 are the three integers<BR>\n" );
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