document.write( "Question 12859: What are 3 consecutive numbers with the sum of 600? \n" ); document.write( "
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What are 3 consecutive numbers with the sum of 600?
\n" ); document.write( "Consecutive means they are 3 numbers in a row; ex. 2,3,4
\n" ); document.write( "So we will let x be our first number, the next number(since it comes right after the first) is going to be x+1, and the third number (since it comes 2 numbers after our first) will be x+2.
\n" ); document.write( "So our equation will be:
\n" ); document.write( "x+(x+1)+(x+2)=600
\n" ); document.write( "Now we solve the equation; we can add all the x's together because they are like terms;
\n" ); document.write( "3x+3=600;
\n" ); document.write( "Now subtract 3 from both sides;
\n" ); document.write( "3x+3-3=600-3
\n" ); document.write( "3x=597
\n" ); document.write( "now both sides by 3;
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2F3=597%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "x=199
\n" ); document.write( "Now we know what the first number is, and since they are consecutive they will be,
\n" ); document.write( "199, 200, 201\r
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