document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1429>Question 1429</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of three consecutive positive integers is 246.  Find the largest integer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum of three consecutive integers is 246.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x+1 + x+2 = 246<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 3 = 246<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 246 - 3 = 243<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 243/3 = 81\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the three consecutive positive integers are 81, 81+1 and 81+2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The largest integer is 83. </SPAN>\n" );
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