SOLUTION: Three consecutive natural numbers have a sum of 36. What is the the greatest?

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Question 934600: Three consecutive natural numbers have a sum of 36. What is the the greatest?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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hint: solve the following for x

( x ) + (x + 1) + (x+2) = 36

Once you have the value of x, use it to compute x+2.