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What are three consecutive integers that add to 40

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Answer:

12 1/3 + 13 1/3 + 14 1/3 = 40

Explanation:

Here we will use algebra to find three consecutive integers whose sum is 40. We start by assigning X to the first integer. Since they are consecutive, it means that the 2nd number will be X + 1 and the 3rd number will be X + 2 and they should all add up to 40. Therefore, you can write the equation as follows:

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