<PRE><B>Question 388315</B>
1.find 3 consecutive integers such as the sum of the first two equals three times the third.
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1st: x-1
2nd: x 
3rd: x+1
Solve: x-1 + x = 3(x+1)
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2. find 2 consecutive integers such that three times the second equals 5 more than the first.
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1st: x
2nd x+1
Solve: 3(x+1) = 5x
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3. find 3 consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the second and the third equals 3 less than the first.
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1st: 2x-1
2nd: 2x+1
3rd: 2x+3
Solve: 2x+1+2x+3 = 3(2x-1)
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4. find 4 consecutive even integers such that the sum of the 3rd and the 4th equals 6 less than 4x the second
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1st: 2x-2
2nd: 2x
3rd: 2x+2
4th: 2x+4
Solve: 2x+2 + 2x+4 = 4*2x-6
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5. find 3 consecutive integers such that 
the sum of all 3 integers equals twice the 2nd.
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1st: x
2nd: x+1
3rd: x+2
Solve: x + x+1 + x+2 = 2(x+1)
3x+3 = 2x+2
x = -1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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