SOLUTION: Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 156.

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Question 68608: Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 156.
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x=1st integer
Then x+1=2nd integer
And x+2=3rd integer
We are told that:
x+x+1+x+2=156 collect like terms
3x+3=156 subtract 3 from both sides
3x=153 divide both sides by 3
x=51-------------------------1st integer
x+1=51+1=52---------------------2nd integer
x+2=51+2=53-----------------------3rd integer
CK
51+52+53=156
156=156

Hope this helps----ptaylor