document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=945054>Question 945054</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of three consecutive numbers is 56. the second is five less than the first and the third is 15 more than the smallest. find the three numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #854626 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39832)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=854626\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the second number is 5 less than the first number, then these ARE NOT consecutive  \"integers\".   How \"consecutive\" is meant, not clear.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x, the first;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5, the second?;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+15, the third\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=46 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=46\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The numbers would be<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and are Rational Numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If these numbers are to be consecutive,  then from smallest to largest they are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%2810%261%2F3%2C15%261%2F3%2C30%261%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%2810%261%2F3%2C15%261%2F3%2C30%261%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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