SOLUTION: Find three consecutive integers such that twice the larger exceeds the smaller by 40

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Question 1099506: Find three consecutive integers such that twice the larger exceeds the smaller by 40
Found 4 solutions by josgarithmetic, addingup, greenestamps, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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2%28x%2B2%29-x=40
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2x%2B4-x=40
x=40-4
x=36


36, 37, 38

Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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Integers: n, n+1, n+2
and
2(n+2) = n-40
2n+4 = n-40
n = -44
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n = -44
n+1 = -43
n+2 = -42
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Check:
twice the larger:
-42 x 2 = -84
exceeds the smaller by 40
n = -44 and the distance from -44 to -84 is 40, this is the correct answer.

Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you are confused with the two answers, you can ignore the response from tutor addingup. His original equation says that twice the largest integer is 40 LESS THAN the smallest -- not 40 MORE THAN.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find three consecutive integers such that twice the largerest exceeds the smaller by 40 
With twice the LARGEST exceeding the smallest by 40, the correct numbers are: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+%2236%2C%22%2C+%2237%22%2C+and%2C+38%29%29

IGNORE all other RIDICULOUS/INCORRECT/WRONG answers.