SOLUTION: Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 75.

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Question 668730: Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 75.
Answer by swincher4391(1107) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be the smallest of three consecutive. Then n+1 and n+2 are the others.
n + n+1 + n+2 = 75
3n +3 = 75
3n = 72
n = 24
24,25,26