SOLUTION: What is the first of the three consecutive integers if twice the second is thrice the third?

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Question 625068: What is the first of the three consecutive integers if twice the second is thrice the third?
Answer by oscargut(2103) About Me  (Show Source):
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Those 3 consecutive are: n,n+1 and n+2
2(n+1) = 3(n+2)
2n+2=3n+6
2n-3n=6-2
-n=4
n =-4
Answer: -4,-3 and -2
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