document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=690934>Question 690934</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the total of the three consecutive numbers is 170. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #427376 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mouk><B>mouk(232)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mouk><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=mouk><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=427376\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the numbers are n, (n+1) and (n+2) where n is an integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28n%29+%2B+%28n%2B1%29+%2B+%28n%2B2%29+=+170+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28n%29+%2B+%28n%2B1%29+%2B+%28n%2B2%29+=+170+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3n+%2B+3+=+170+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3n+%2B+3+=+170+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3n+=+167+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3n+=+167+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it is not possible as n an integer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can also see this by considering the sequences:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55, 56, 57 whose sum is 168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56, 57, 58 whose sum is 171\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so there are no three consecutive numbers with sum 170.  </SPAN>\n" );
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