SOLUTION: find 3 consecutive integers such that twice the first minus the second is 16

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Question 340801: find 3 consecutive integers such that twice the first minus the second is 16
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the integers be x, x+1,x+2
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2x-(x+1)=16
2x-x-1=16
x-1=16
x=16+1
x=17
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17,18,19