SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive numbers is 216. What are the three numbers? How can I write the equation?

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Question 594749: The sum of three consecutive numbers is 216. What are the three numbers? How can I write the equation?
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The sum of three consecutive numbers is 216. What are the three numbers? How can I write the equation?
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216/3 = 72, the middle number
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Here's one equation:
(n-1) + n + (n+1) = 216
3n = 216
etc