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Question 631261: The smallest of three consecutive integers is added to twice the largest ,the result so obtained is fifteen is fifteen less than three times the middle integer .find the integers Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The smallest of three consecutive integers is added to twice the largest ,the result so obtained is fifteen less than three times the middle integer .find the integers
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1st: x-1
2nd: x
3rd: x+1
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Equation:
2(x+1)+x-1 = 3x - 15
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2x+2+x-1 = 3x-15
3x +1 = 3x-15
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That is a contradiction.
The conditions cannot be met by any three consecutive integers.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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