SOLUTION: How do you solve a problem like this? ----Find 3 consecutive integers if the sum of the first and third is 256?

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Question 504849: How do you solve a problem like this? ----Find 3 consecutive integers if the sum of the first and third is 256?
Answer by Maths68(1474) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let
1st Integer = x
2nd Integer = x+1
3rd Integer = x+2
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Given
(x)+(x+2)=256
x+x+2=256
2x+2=256
2x=256-2
2x=254
x=254/2
x=127
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1st Integer = x = 127
2nd Integer = x+1 = 127+1=128
3rd Integer = x+2 = 127+2=129
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Check
sum of the first and third is 256
127+129=256
256=256