<PRE><B>Question 342355</B>
let the 3 consecutive number be x, x+1, x+2.


you get:


x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 96


combine like terms to get:


3*x + 3 = 96


subtract 3 from both sides of the equation to get:


3*x = 93


divide both sides of the equation by 3 to get:


x = 31


substitute for x in your original equation to get:


31 + 32 + 33 = 96 which is true, so the value for x is good.


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