Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the second and the third is 17. Which equation would be used to solve this word problem?

x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 17
(x + 1) + (x + 2) = 17
x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 17
2(x + 2) + 3(x + 4) = 17

Question

Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the second and the third is 17. Which equation would be used to solve this word problem?

 x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 17 
 (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 17 
 x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 17 
 2(x + 2) + 3(x + 4) = 17

ganpat · Answer

three consecutive integers are

x ,(x + 1), (x+2)..

and as per given conditions..   sum of the second and the third is 17.

 (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 17

anonymous · Answer

so the second one i thought so :)

ganpat · Answer

yup !!! always trust ur instincts.. but let them be rational :-p