SOLUTION: find three consecutive integers such that the sum of 2 times the largest and the smallest is 224.

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Question 903209: find three consecutive integers such that the sum of 2 times the largest and the smallest is 224.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the integers be N-1,N, and N%2B1.
2%28%28N%2B1%29%2B%28N-1%29%29=224
2N=112
N=56
The integers are 55,56,57.