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: The sum of three consecutive integers is 915. What are the integers? This question is from textbook Algebra

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X+X+1+X+2=915
3X=915-3
3X=912
X=912/3
X=304 FOR THE SMALLEST NUMBER
304+1=305 FOR THE NEXT NUMBER
304+2=302 FOR THE LARGEST NUMBER
PROOF
304+305+306=915
915=915