Find three consecutive integers such that three times the first added to the last is 22

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2 August, 08:22

Find three consecutive integers such that three times the first added to the last is 22

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Shadow · Answer 1

Consetive integers are 1 apart

they are

x, x+1, x+2

3 times the first added to the last is 22

3x+x+2=22

combine like terms

4x+2=22

minus 2 both sides

4x=20

divide both sides by 4

x=5

x+1=6

x+2=7

the numbers are 5,6,7