document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=501688>Question 501688</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find 3 consecutive numbers such that 12 less than three times the first number is the same as the sum of the other 2 numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338610 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338610\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x, x+1, x+2 be the integers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-12= x+1+x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-12=2x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2x=3+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15,16,17 </SPAN>\n" );
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