SOLUTION: Find three consecutive natural numbers such that the sum of the first and second is15 more than the third.

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Question 1083634: Find three consecutive natural numbers such that the sum of the first and second is15 more than the third.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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n%2B%28n%2B1%29=%28n%2B2%29%2B15
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n%2Bn%2B1=n%2B17
n=16


These natural numbers are 16, 17, 18.