document.write( "Question 486459: if x is the first, or smallest, of three consecutive integers, express the sum of the second integer and the third integer as an algebraic expression containing the variable x \n" ); document.write( "

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if $\"x\"$ is the first, or smallest, of three consecutive integers, then the second integer is $\"%28x%2B1%29\"$ , the third integer is $\"%28x%2B2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "the sum of the second integer and the third integer is $\"%28x%2B1%29%2B%28x%2B2%29=x%2B1%2Bx%2B2=2x%2B3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Answer $\"%282x%2B3%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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