SOLUTION: Find three consecutive numbers whose sum is six times the first number

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Question 888427: Find three consecutive numbers whose sum is six times the first number
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Find three consecutive numbers whose sum is six times the first number
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let x=1st consecutive number
x+1=2nd consecutive number
x+2=3rd consecutive number
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x+x+1+x+2=6x
3x=3
x=1
three consecutive numbers are 1, 2, and 3