SOLUTION: Find 3 consecutive numbers such that 12 less than three times the first number is the same as the sum of the other 2 numbers.

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Question 501688: Find 3 consecutive numbers such that 12 less than three times the first number is the same as the sum of the other 2 numbers.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x, x+1, x+2 be the integers
3x-12= x+1+x+2
3x-12=2x+3
3x-2x=3+12
x=15
15,16,17