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The sum of three consecutive integers is 285. List the numbers from smallest to largest:

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Answer:

X= smallest number

X+1= second number

X+2= largest nun

Add together

3x+3=258

Subtract 3 from both sides

3x=255

X= 85

85,86,87

User Shtol Krakov
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X= smallest number
X+1= second number
X+2= largest nun
Add together
3x+3=258
Subtract 3 from both sides
3x=255
X= 85
85,86,87
User Josef Grahn
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