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The sum of three consecutive numbers is 84 What is the smallest of the three numbers?

Answer 1

Avery Alexander

#27#

#x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 84#

#3x + 3 = 84#

#3x = 81#

#x = 81/3#

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Answer 2

Ethan Adkins

Let ( n ) represent the smallest number. Then, the three consecutive numbers can be represented as ( n ), ( n+1 ), and ( n+2 ). The sum of these numbers is ( n + (n+1) + (n+2) = 3n + 3 = 84 ). Solving for ( n ), we get ( n = 27 ). So, the smallest of the three numbers is ( n = 27 ).

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