document.write( "Question 791854: Using three consecutive integers, such that
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Using three consecutive integers,
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\n" ); document.write( "5(x+2) - 3x = 8
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\n" ); document.write( "5x - 3x = 8 - 10
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\n" ); document.write( "5(-1+2) - 3(-1) = 8
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