Aleah4566 Aleah4566
  • 15-10-2017
  • Mathematics
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Suppose you have three consecutive integers. the greatest of the three integers is 17 less than the sum of the first two. what are the integers?

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yeun0113 yeun0113
  • 15-10-2017

So let's say the three consecutive integers are x-1,x,x+1.

x+1+17=x+x-1

x+18=2x-1

x=19.

So the integers are 18,19,20.

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