What three consecutive integers have a sum of 180?

Here we will use algebra to find three consecutive integers whose sum is 180. We start by assigning X to the first integer. Since they are consecutive, it means that the 2nd number will be X + 1 and the 3rd number will be X + 2 and they should all add up to 180. Therefore, you can write the equation as follows:

(X) + (X + 1) + (X + 2) = 180

To solve for X, you first add the integers together and the X variables together. Then you subtract three from each side, followed by dividing by 3 on each side. Here is the work to show our math:

X + X + 1 + X + 2 = 180
3X + 3 = 180

3X + 3 - 3 = 180 - 3
3X = 177

3X/3 = 177/3
X = 59

Which means that the first number is 59, the second number is 59 + 1 and the third number is 59 + 2. Therefore, three consecutive integers that add up to 180 are 59, 60, and 61.

59 + 60 + 61 = 180

We know our answer is correct because 59 + 60 + 61 equals 180 as displayed above.

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