Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 168

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Mathematics

Melissa Yoder

25 January, 02:42

Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 168

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Gauge Gibson · Answer 1

If the integers are

n

-

2

,

n

and

n

+

2

, then

168

=

(

n

-

2

)

+

n

+

(

n

+

2

)

=

3

n

Divide both ends by

3

to get:

n

=

56

So the three consecutive even integers are

54

,

56

and

58

,

Jaslene Burke · Answer 2

54, 55, and 56