SOLUTION: Three consecutive integers are such that their sum has the same value as twice the second integer subtracted from 20. What are the three integers?

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Question 356070: Three consecutive integers are such that their sum has the same value as twice the second integer subtracted from 20. What are the three integers?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the integers be x ,x+1,x+2
x+x+1+x+2=20-2(x+1)
3x+3=20-2x-2
3x+2x=20-3-2
5x=15
/5
x=3
3,4,5 are the integers
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