SOLUTION: find three consecutive integers such that four times the first integer is equal to five times the third decreased by thirty seven

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Question 882583: find three consecutive integers such that four times the first integer is equal to five times the third decreased by thirty seven
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the three integers be N-1,N, and N%2B1.
4%28N-1%29=5%28N%2B1%29-37
4N-4=5N%2B5-37
-N=4%2B5-37
-N=-28
N=28
The integers are 27, 28, and 29.