Question

The sum of three consecutive numbers is 72. What is the largest of these numbers?

23
25
26
28

Answer 1

hey

Answer 2

28 is biggest

Answer 3

thank you so much! Im new to open study but thanks for helping me

Answer 4

yw

Answer 5

medals pls :)

Answer 6

a is an integer
a+1 is the very next integer
a+2 is the next integer after that
the sum of a and a+1 is a+2 is 72
this means a+(a+1)+(a+2)=72
can you solve for a?

Answer 7

@earthlyvibes I think he just looked at your list and say what was the largest of the 4

Answer 8

if you solve the equation for a above
then substitute that value into a+2 you will have the largest the 3 terms in question

Answer 9

thank you @freckles

Answer 10

@freckles is right