SOLUTION: Three times the sum of three consecutive integers is 72. What are the integers?

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Question 410453: Three times the sum of three consecutive integers is 72. What are the integers?
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Three times the sum of three consecutive integers is 72. What are the integers?
Sol'n:
3(x+x+1+x+2)=72
3x+3=24
3x=24-3
3x=21
x=7
x+1=8
x+2=9
thus the integers are: 7,8 & 9 ---answer
check: 3(7+8+9)=72
72=72

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