SOLUTION: find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the first and twice the second is 73

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Question 58176: find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the first and twice the second is 73
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x
x+1
x+2
x+2(x+1)=73
x+2x+1=73
3x+1=73
3x=72
x=24
24,25,26