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 120. find the numbers.

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 120. f in d t h e n u mb ers .

Solution

The numbers : 39, 40, 41

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 = 120

Solve

x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 120 : x = 39

x + 1 = 39 + 1 = 40

x + 2 = 39 + 2 = 41

The numbers : 39, 40, 41

Popular Examples

the difference between two thirds of a number and one sixth of the same number is seventy five what is the number A square country is 8 miles long on one side. what is the perimeter of the country If the sum of a number and six is doubled, the result is nine less than the number what is the result when the number 99 is decreased by 6%Liz is saving up money to buy a car. Liz puts 7,000.00 into an account which earns 8% interest, compounded annually. How much will she have in the account after 7 years?