SOLUTION: Find three consecutive integers such that -4 times the sum of the first and third is 13 less then 7 times the opposite of the second

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Question 39337: Find three consecutive integers such that -4 times the sum of the first and third is 13 less then 7 times the opposite of the second
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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Integers:
x
x%2B2
x%2B4
Equation:
%28-4%29%28x+%2B+%28x+%2B+4%29%29+=+7%28-1%29%28x+%2B+2%29+-+13
%28-4%29%282x+%2B+4%29+=+%28-7%29%28x+%2B+2%29+-+13
-8x+-+16+=+-7x+-+14+-+13
-x+=+-+11
x+=+11
The numbers are: 11,13,15