document.write( "Question 12259: The sum of three consecutive numbers is 600. What is the least of these three numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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The sum of three consecutive numbers is 600. What is the least of these three numbers\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We begin by:
\n" ); document.write( "let x be the first number
\n" ); document.write( "x+1 is the next number
\n" ); document.write( "x=2 is the third number
\n" ); document.write( "So we have the equation;
\n" ); document.write( "x+(x+1)+(x+2)=600
\n" ); document.write( "Add the like terms:
\n" ); document.write( "3x+3=600
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract both sides by 3:
\n" ); document.write( "3x+3-3=600-3
\n" ); document.write( "3x=597
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 3:
\n" ); document.write( "3x/3=597/3
\n" ); document.write( "x=199
\n" ); document.write( "So the consecutive numbers would be:
\n" ); document.write( "199+200+201=600
\n" ); document.write( "Which is the least of these three? 199\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I hope you got it, =)
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