SOLUTION: Find three consecutive integers if the sum of the first two integers is 6 more than the third integer

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Question 158837: Find three consecutive integers if the sum of the first two integers is 6 more than the third integer
Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 consecutive integers:
a
a+1
a+2
words to symbols:
a+a+1=a+2+6
a=7

So the numbers are 7, 8, 9.
check:
first two numbers added: 15
6 more than 9: 15
yes