document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657640>Question 657640</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find 3 consecutive integers whose sum is 78 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409952 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kevwill><B>kevwill(135)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kevwill><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=kevwill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=409952\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the first of the three consecutive integers.  Then the next two are x+1 and x+2.  The sum of these is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (x+1) + (x+2) = 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 3 = 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the three numbers are 25, 26, and 27. </SPAN>\n" );
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