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find the middle integer if the sum of the greatest and the least of the three consecutive integers is 82
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find the middle integer if the sum of the greatest and the least of the three consecutive integers is 82

User Benwixen
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x= greatest
x+2= least

x + x + 2 = 82

2x + 2 = 82
-2 -2

2x = 80
---- -----
2 2

x=40

Check:
x=40
x+2=40+2=42
x+1=40+1=41
the middle integer is 41
User David Underhill
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