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Question 995713: please help me solve this word problem, Find three consecutive integers such that twice the first minus the third is 3 less than the second.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find three consecutive integers such that twice the first minus the third is 3 less than the second.
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1st: x-1
2nd: x
3rd: x+1
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Equation:
2(x-1)-(x+1) = x-3
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2x-2-x-1 = x-3
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x -3 = x-3
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Ans: True for all values of "x"::
Example:: 2(7)-9 = 8-3
14-9 = 5
5 = 5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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