SOLUTION: Find 3 consecutive integers such that the product of 5 and the sum of the first two was 7 greater than the opposite of the third

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Question 847376: Find 3 consecutive integers such that the product of 5 and the sum of the first two was 7 greater than the opposite of the third
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive integers: (x-1), x, (x+1)

5((x-1) + x) = -(x+1) + 7
5(2x - 1) = -x - 1 + 7
10x - 5 = -x + 6
11x = 11
x = 1

The integers are 0, 1, and 2.