Question

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Answer 1

23 is the smallest number

Explanation:

Three consecutive numbers are numbers that come in a row. So if the first number is n then the next is n+1 and the following is n+2.

All together they add to 72.

So n + n+1 +n +2 = 72.

3n + 3 = 72

3n = 69

n = 23