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Question 423059
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Find four consecutive whole numbers such that the sum of the first three equals the fourth number
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Let the numbers be x, x+1, x+2, x+3, where
. Then,
x + (x+1) + (x+2) = x+3
3x+3 = x+3
x = 0, so the numbers are 0, 1, 2, 3.
