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document.write( "Let x be the smallest integer of the given three.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then the integers are x, (x+1) and (x+2).\r\n" );
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document.write( "You are given that\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x+1) + (x+2) = x + 30.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify:\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 3 = x + 30  --->  x = 30-3 = 27.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  The integers are 27, 28 and 29.\r\n" );
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