SOLUTION: what is the 3 greatest consecutive integers whose sum is no more than 26

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Question 365784: what is the 3 greatest consecutive integers whose sum is no more than 26
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x+%2B+%28x%2B1%29+%2B+%28x%2B2%29+%3C=26,
3x+%2B3+%3C=26,
3x+%3C=23,
x+%3C=23%2F3.
the greatest positive integer satisfying this inequality is 7. Thus the 3 greatest consecutive integers whose sum is no more than 26 are 7,8,9.