SOLUTION: Consecutive nubmers are numbers are numbers that follow each other when counting. For example, 5,6,and 7 are consecutive numbers. Find three consecutive numbers whose sum is 72.

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Question 102184: Consecutive nubmers are numbers are numbers that follow each other when counting. For example, 5,6,and 7 are consecutive numbers. Find three consecutive numbers whose sum is 72.
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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LET THE 3 NUMBERS BE X, X+1, X+2
X+X+1+X=2=72
3X+3=72
3X=72-3
3X=69
X=69/3
X=23 ANSWWER FOR THE SMALLEST NUMBER.
23+2=24 FOR THE NEXT NUMBER.
23+2=25 FOR THE LARGEST NUMBER.
PROOF
23+24+25=72
72=72