document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=490928>Question 490928</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Word problems!! Can you help me solve: Find three consecutive integers whose sum divided by the difference between the third number and the first number will be 3 more than the middle number.<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( "(3x)/(2) = x+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 2x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: x-1 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: x+1 = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(18)/2 = 6+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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