Question

The sum of three consecutive integers is 267. What is the largest integer?

Answer 1

Let \(n\) be the first integer. The next two consecutive integers are then \(n+1\) and \(n+2\). You want to find \(n+2\).

You know that
\[n+(n+1)+(n+2)=267\]
Solve for \(n\), then evaluate \(n+2\).