SOLUTION: Three times the sum os three consecutive integers is 72. What are the integers?

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Question 258562: Three times the sum os three consecutive integers is 72. What are the integers?
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let X, X+1, and X+2 be the three consecutive integers
From above we get
3%2A%28x%2Bx%2B1%2Bx%2B2%29+=+72
dividing by 3, we get
3x%2B3+=+24
subtracting 3, we get
3x+=+21
so,
x+=+7
and the three integers are
(7, 8, 9)