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document.write( "Let the three consecutive integers be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + (n + 1) + (n + 2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the first and third:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + n + 2 = 63\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2n + 2 = 63\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 2 from each side of the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2n + 2 - 2 = 63 - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 - 2 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "63 - 2 = 61\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2n = 61\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2n/2 = 61/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 30.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + 1 = 31.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + 2 = 32.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the first and third add up to 63\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + n + 2 = 30.5 + 32.5 = 63\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the three consecutive integers are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30.5, 31.5 and 32.5   </SPAN>\n" );
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