SOLUTION: Of the three consecutive integers, the sum of the smallest two integers is equal to 33 less than three times the largest. Find the integers.

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Question 97742: Of the three consecutive integers, the sum of the smallest two integers is equal to 33 less than three times the largest. Find the integers.
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the first integer = x
the next DISABLED_event_one= x +1
the third = x+2
x+(x+1)=3(x+2)-33
2x+1=3x+6-33
2x-3x=6-33-1
-1x=-28
x=28
1st integer = 28
second = 29
third = 30
check:
28+29=3(30)-33
57=57
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