What three consecutive integers have a sum of 5037?

Here we will use algebra to find three consecutive integers whose sum is 5037. 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 5037. Therefore, you can write the equation as follows:

(X) + (X + 1) + (X + 2) = 5037

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 = 5037
3X + 3 = 5037

3X + 3 - 3 = 5037 - 3
3X = 5034

3X/3 = 5034/3
X = 1678

Which means that the first number is 1678, the second number is 1678 + 1 and the third number is 1678 + 2. Therefore, three consecutive integers that add up to 5037 are 1678, 1679, and 1680.

1678 + 1679 + 1680 = 5037

We know our answer is correct because 1678 + 1679 + 1680 equals 5037 as displayed above.

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