document.write( "Question 62129: Find three consecutive numbers whose sum is 126? Could you show the steps for me. \n" ); document.write( "

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Find three consecutive numbers whose sum is 126\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x be the first number. Then the second number is x+1 and the third is x+2 since they're all consecutive.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, $\"x%2B%28x%2B1%29%2B%28x%2B2%29+=+126\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "Or, $\"3x%2B3+=+126\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "Or, $\"3x=123\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "Or, $\"x=41\"$ .\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, the numbers are 41,42, and 43.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Verify:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "41+42+43=126. \n" ); document.write( "

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