SOLUTION: Heres the question Find three consecutive numbers such that trice the smallest is 23 more than the largest

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Question 65945: Heres the question
Find three consecutive numbers such that trice the smallest is 23 more than the largest
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x=(x+2)+23
2x=x+25
x=25 then the other numbers are 26 & 27
proof
2*25=27+23
50=50