document.write( "Question 1178057: if x is the first of four consecutive integers express the sum of the first integers and the third integer as in algebraic Expression containing the variable X \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x\", \"x%2B1\",\"x%2B2\",\"x%2B3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "express the sum of the first integer and the third integer \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First integer = \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Third integer = \"x+%2B+2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the sum is \"x+%2B+x+%2B+2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "By adding like terms\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+%2B+2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We can also take \"2\" common:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x+%2B+1%29+\"\r
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