What three consecutive integers have a sum of 3156?

Here we will use algebra to find three consecutive integers whose sum is 3156. 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 3156. Therefore, you can write the equation as follows:

(X) + (X + 1) + (X + 2) = 3156

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 = 3156
3X + 3 = 3156

3X + 3 - 3 = 3156 - 3
3X = 3153

3X/3 = 3153/3
X = 1051

Which means that the first number is 1051, the second number is 1051 + 1 and the third number is 1051 + 2. Therefore, three consecutive integers that add up to 3156 are 1051, 1052, and 1053.

1051 + 1052 + 1053 = 3156

We know our answer is correct because 1051 + 1052 + 1053 equals 3156 as displayed above.

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