en

English

Español

Português

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Русский

中文(简体)

한국어

日本語

Tiếng Việt

עברית

العربية

Popular Word Problems >

The sum of three consecutive integers is 39 What are the 3 integers?

Solution

T h e s u m o f t h ree co n sec u t i v e in t e g ers i s 39 Wha t a re t h e 3 in t e g ers ?

Solution

The numbers : 12, 13, 14

Solution steps

Represent the numbers with

x

:

First number : x

Consecutive number 1 : x + 1

Consecutive number 2 : x + 2

A.T.Q.:

x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 39

Solve

x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 39 : x = 12

x + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13

x + 2 = 12 + 2 = 14

The numbers : 12, 13, 14

Popular Examples

Ishaan is 2 times as old as Christopher. 35 years ago, Ishaan was 7 times as old as Christopher.After a 24% discount, you paid 48.64 for a pet gold fish.What was the cost of the fish before the discount?You plan to start your own business and are investing today to grow some seed money. You have 16912 to invest and aim to have 26087 in 9 years. What interest rate must you earn to meet your goal?twice the difference of a number and 3 equals 9 three times the sum of a number and 24 is less than or equal to 16.