SOLUTION: Find three consecutive whole numbers such that twice the sum of the two smallest numbers is 10 more than three times the largest number.

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Question 537262: Find three consecutive whole numbers such that twice the sum of the two smallest numbers is 10 more than three times the largest number.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find three consecutive whole numbers such that twice the sum of the two smallest numbers is 10 more than three times the largest number.
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1st: x-1
2nd: x
3rd: x+1
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Equation:
2(x-1+x)= 3(x+1)+10
4x-2 = 3x+13
x = 15
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1st: x-1 = 14
2nd: 15
3rd 16
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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