SOLUTION: find 3 consecutive integers whose sum is 78

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Question 657640: find 3 consecutive integers whose sum is 78
Answer by kevwill(135) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the first of the three consecutive integers. Then the next two are x+1 and x+2. The sum of these is:
x + (x+1) + (x+2) = 78
3x + 3 = 78
3x = 75
x = 25
So the three numbers are 25, 26, and 27.