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Question 255630: How do you answer this question and why? It says express the given quantity of the indicated variable. The sum of three consecutive integers; n= middle integer of the three.
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let 3 consecutive integers be 3, 4, 5.
To get from 4 to 3, subtract 1. To get from 4 to 5, add 1.
In general, we don't know them, so we can called them: (n-1), n, (n+1).