SOLUTION: if x is the first, or smallest, of three consecutive integers, express the sum of the second integer and the third integer as an algebraic expression containing the variable x

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Question 486459: if x is the first, or smallest, of three consecutive integers, express the sum of the second integer and the third integer as an algebraic expression containing the variable x
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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if x is the first, or smallest, of three consecutive integers, then the second integer is %28x%2B1%29, the third integer is %28x%2B2%29
the sum of the second integer and the third integer is %28x%2B1%29%2B%28x%2B2%29=x%2B1%2Bx%2B2=2x%2B3
Answer %282x%2B3%29