SOLUTION: If the sum of three consecutive integers is 15 what is the largest of these three integers

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Question 964976: If the sum of three consecutive integers is 15 what is the largest of these three integers
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Three consecutive integers: n (smallest), n+1, n+2 (largest)
n+(n+1)+(n+2)=15
3n+3=15
3n=12
n=4
Largest=n+2=4+2=6 ANSWER: The largest of the three integers is 6.