document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11809>Question 11809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> explain why the following has no solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " find three consecutive whole numbers whose sum is 102. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6072 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6072\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Actually it does have a solution  33,34,35 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum = 33+34+35 = 102\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 consecutive numbers can be written as n,n+1,n+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum = n+n+1+n+2+n+3 = 102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n+3= 102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n = 99 (Subtracting 3 on both sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 33 (Dividing by 3 on both sides) </SPAN>\n" );
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