SOLUTION: if the first and third consecutive intergers are added the result is 77 less than 3 times the second interger. find all the third interger

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Question 903526: if the first and third consecutive intergers are added the result is 77 less than 3 times the second interger. find all the third interger
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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n, n+1, n+2, consecutive integers. n is an integer.

n%2Bn%2B1%2Bn%2B2=-77%2B3%28n%2B1%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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if the first and third consecutive intergers are added the result is 77 less than 3 times the second interger. find all the third interger


x + x + 2 = 3(x + 1) - 77

Solve for x, the value of the smallest of the three integers. Add 1 to get second, and two to get value of third.