SOLUTION: if three numbers are consecutive intergers and the sum of the first with the third is 32, then the second number is?

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Question 816399: if three numbers are consecutive intergers and the sum of the first with the third is 32, then the second number is?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive integers: (x-1), x, (x+1)

(x-1) + (x+1) = 32
2x = 32
x = 16

second number = x = 16