document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1114754>Question 1114754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive integers such that the first increased by twice the second exceeds the third by 24. Find the smallest integer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the first suggestion at the end of the response from MathTherapy lightly.  While it is good practice, especially for beginning students, to start your solution with \"let x = ...\", it is not NECESSARY.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "His last statement you should ignore completely, as it is just plain wrong.  There are always many ways to solve a problem; the solution from tutor josgarithmetic is perfectly good.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "One part about tutor josgarithmetic's response that is worthwhile is his use of n-1, n, and n+1 as the three consecutive integers, instead of x, x+1, and x+2.  Although in this problem it didn't simplify the required arithmetic significantly, it can often be very advantageous -- in terms of the amount of work required to solve the problem, and in terms of the level of difficulty of the work -- to let your variable be the middle number instead of the first. </SPAN>\n" );
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