document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995713>Question 995713</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this word problem, Find three consecutive integers such that twice the first minus the third is 3 less than the second. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-1)-(x+1) = x-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-2-x-1 = x-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x -3 = x-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: True for all values of \"x\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Example:: 2(7)-9 = 8-3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "14-9 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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