SOLUTION: Find 3 consecutive intergers whose sum is 21

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Question 498102: Find 3 consecutive intergers whose sum is 21
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Call the integers n,n+%2B1, and n+%2B2
given:
+n+%2B+n+%2B+1+%2B+n+%2B+2+=+21%60+
+3n+%2B+3+=+21+
+3n+=+18+
+n+=+6+
+n+%2B+1+=+7+
+n+%2B+2+=+8+
The integers are 6,7, and 8