Question

If the sum of three consecutive natural numbers is 30 , find the numbers. Let us first form the equation. If y is the smallest among the three consecutive natural numbers, then the second smallest would be y+$ and the largest would be .

Answer 1

Answer: 9, 10, and 11

Explanation:

If the sum of three consecutive natural numbers is 30, then we can represent the smallest of the three numbers as x. The next two consecutive natural numbers would be x+1 and x+2. Therefore, we can form the equation:

x + (x+1) + (x+2) = 30

Simplifying the left-hand side, we get:

3x + 3 = 30

Subtracting 3 from both sides, we get:

3x = 27

Dividing by 3, we get:

x = 9

Therefore, the three consecutive natural numbers are 9, 10, and 11.