SOLUTION: there are 3 consecutive integers that have a sum of 51. which inegers are they

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Question 1002650: there are 3 consecutive integers that have a sum of 51. which inegers are they

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Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call them x, x+1, and x+2. They sum to 51, so we write
x+(x+1)+(x+2)=51
3x+3=51
3x = 48
x = 16
The numbers are 16, 17 and 18.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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there are 3 consecutive integers that have a sum of 51. which inegers are they
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51/3 is the middle number.