SOLUTION: Three times the least of four consecutive integers minus the greatest of the integers equals the next to the least interger, find the integers

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Question 355392: Three times the least of four consecutive integers minus the greatest of the integers equals the next to the least interger, find the integers
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Let x, x+1, x+2, &x+3 be thev 4 integers.
3x-(x+3)=x+1
3x-x-3=x+1
3x-x-x=1+3
x=4 ans. for the smallest integer.
4+1=5
4+2=6
4+3=7
3*4-7=5
12-7=5
5=5