Question

find three consecutive integers whos sum is 240.

Answer 1

let x the first integer

x+1 is the next consecutive integer

and

x+2 is the next consecutive integer after the second integer

Answer 2

the three consecutive integers must add to 240, so

x+x+1+x+2 = 240

Answer 3

240=x+(x+1)+(x+2)

Answer 4

which simplifies to 240=3x+3
237=3x
79=x

Answer 5

the integers are: 79, 80, and 81

Answer 6

Hope this helped