SOLUTION: Find 3 consecutive integers such that three times the first added to the last is 22

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Question 878064: Find 3 consecutive integers such that three times the first added to the last is 22
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive integers: (x-1), x, (x+1)

3(x-1) + (x+1) = 22
3x-3 + x+1 = 22
4x - 2 = 22
4x = 24
x = 6

The integers are 5, 6, and 7.