SOLUTION: the sum of three consecutive integers is sixteen less then five times the middle integers

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Question 331865: the sum of three consecutive integers is sixteen less then five times the middle integers
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the sum of three consecutive integers is sixteen less then five times the middle integers.
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x, x+1,x+2 are the integers
x+x+1+x+2=5(x+1)-16
3x+3=5x+5-16
5x-3x=3-5+16
2x=14
x= 7
the integers are 7,8,9.
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