SOLUTION: Find three consecutive numbers whose sum is 99.

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Question 990525: Find three consecutive numbers whose sum is 99.
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Let x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 99 --> x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 99

Adding will yield, 3x + 3 = 99

3x + 3 = 99 --> 3x = 99 - 3 --> 3x = 96

3x/3 = 96/3

x = 32

The 3 consecutive numbers are 32, 33, 34.

Verify:
32 + 33 + 34 = 99