SOLUTION: the product of 3 consecutive integers is 120

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Question 1024280: the product of 3 consecutive integers is 120
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
3 consecutive integers:-
n, n + 1 and n + 2
Add together:
n + n + 1 + n + 2 = 120
Collect like terms
n + n + n = 120 - 1 - 2
3n = 117
n = 39
3 consecutive integers:-
39, 40 and 41
Hope this helps :-)