Question

The sum of three consecutive integers is 72. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

`=23;24; and25`

Explanation:

Let the three consecutive integers be `a-1; a; a+1`
So we can write
`a-1+a+a+1=72`
or
`3a=72`
or
`a=72/3`
or
`a=24`
therefore the numbers are`=23;24; and25`