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the sum of three consecutive natural numbers is 783 find the numbers. the three numbers increasing are?...

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Answer: 260, 261, and 262

Step-by-step-explanation: First represent your 3 consecutive natural numbers as follows.

X ⇒ first natural number

X + 1 ⇒ second natural number

X + 2 third natural number

Since their sum is 783, or equation reads x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 783.

Simplifying the equation, we have 3x + 3 = 783.

Now subtract 3 from both sides to get 3x = 780.

Now we can finish things off by just dividing both

sides of the equation by 3 to get x = 260.

Finally, make sure you list all your answers.

If x is 260, then x + 1 is 261, and x + 2 is 262.

So our 3 consecutive natural numbers are 260, 261, and 262.

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