What three consecutive integers have a sum of 5343?

Here we will use algebra to find three consecutive integers whose sum is 5343. 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 5343. Therefore, you can write the equation as follows:

(X) + (X + 1) + (X + 2) = 5343

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 = 5343
3X + 3 = 5343

3X + 3 - 3 = 5343 - 3
3X = 5340

3X/3 = 5340/3
X = 1780

Which means that the first number is 1780, the second number is 1780 + 1 and the third number is 1780 + 2. Therefore, three consecutive integers that add up to 5343 are 1780, 1781, and 1782.

1780 + 1781 + 1782 = 5343

We know our answer is correct because 1780 + 1781 + 1782 equals 5343 as displayed above.

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