Question

If the sum of three consecutive numbers is 2022, what is the first numebr?

Answer 1

You can write this as an equation:

Because the numbers are consecutive they are apart by one.

x + (x + 1) + (x + 2)

These are the three numbers

x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 2022

3x + 3 = 2022

3x = 2019

x = 673

673 is the first number