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Find three consecutive numbers whose sum is 84.

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Answer: 26, 28, 30

Explanation:

26, 28, and 30 follow each other in consecutive order without haps of more than two and are arranged smallest to largest.

User Phyrum Tea
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You need 3 numbers, divide the total by 3:

84/3 = 28

This is the middle value.

Now you use the one lower and the one higher:

27 + 28 + 29 = 84

The numbers are 27, 28, 29

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