document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1123011>Question 1123011</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the second of three consecutive integers is subtracted from 147 the result is the first and third what are the integers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the three numbers be a, b, and c.  (At this point, we don't care that they are consecutive integers.)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The given condition is equivalent to saying that the sum of the three numbers is 147.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the average of the three numbers is 147/3 = 49.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, since the numbers are three consecutive integers, 49 is the middle one, and the three numbers are 48, 49, and 50. </SPAN>\n" );
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