Question

What is the correct answer?

Answer 1

Answer: First option

The numbers are 11, 12, 13

11+12+13 = 36

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Step-by-step explanation:

Here's one way to solve for n

n+(n+1)+(n+2) = 36

3n+3 = 36

3n = 36-3

3n = 33

n = 33/3

n = 11

That leads to n+1 = 11+1 = 12 and n+2 = 11+2 = 13

So the three numbers are 11,12,13

11+12+13 = 23+13 = 36 which confirms the answer

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For the second option, it's not clear how the student got n = 15. If I had to guess, they probably divided both sides by 3, then added 3 to both sides.

As a quick check, 15+16+17 = 31+17 = 48 which doesn't match up with the 36.

Or you could note that the units digits add to 5+6+7 = 11+7 = 18. That 8 doesn't match with the 6 in 36. So this is an even quicker way to rule out the second option.

Answer 2

The first one:

Equation n+(n+1) +(n+2)=36

3n+3=36

the numbers are 11, 12,13

Step-by-step explanation:

So if you plug ll for n you get 36

So if you plug 12 in for in u get 39

Then in you plug 13 in for n u get 41

I hoped that helped