The Sum Of 3 Consecutive Odd Numbers Is 99; What Are The Numbers?

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The Sum Of 3 Consecutive Odd Numbers Is 99; What Are The Numbers?

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Answer 1

Let the three consecutive numbers are x, x+1 and x+2. According to given conditions;

First number + Second number + Third number = 99

x + (x+1) + (x + 2) = 99

x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 99

3x + 3 = 99

3x = 99-3

3x= 96

x= 32

First number = x= 32

Second number= x + 1= 32 + 1 = 33

Third number = x + 2= 32 + 2= 34

Answer 2

My Physics teacher taught me many things, but the most valuable was the acronym RTFQ, which loosely translated means "Read The F***ing Question". In fact, the first formula in Anonymous's answer is wrong, because he didn't follow the RTFQ principle.All of the numbers are ODD. So the equation becomes X + (X + 2) + (X + 4) = 99. That means 3X + 6 = 99, or 3X = 93. So, X = 31, the next is 33, and the next is 35.