SOLUTION: the sum of three consecutive numbers is 105. what is the smallest of the three numbers?

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Question 921201: the sum of three consecutive numbers is 105.
what is the smallest of the three numbers?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + x+1 +x+2 = 105
3x = 102
x = 34, the smallest of the three numbers
And...checking
34+35+36 = 105