SOLUTION: The numbers on 3 raffle tickets are consecutive integers with a sum of 7530. Find the integers

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Question 950039: The numbers on 3 raffle tickets are consecutive integers with a sum of 7530. Find the integers
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive integers: (x-1), x, (x+1)

(x-1) + x + (x+1) = 7530
3x = 7530
x = 2510

x is the middle number, so the numbers are 2509, 2510, and 2511.

The sum of any three consecutive numbers is equal to triple the middle number.