What three consecutive integers have a sum of 5991?

Here we will use algebra to find three consecutive integers whose sum is 5991. 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 5991. Therefore, you can write the equation as follows:

(X) + (X + 1) + (X + 2) = 5991

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 = 5991
3X + 3 = 5991

3X + 3 - 3 = 5991 - 3
3X = 5988

3X/3 = 5988/3
X = 1996

Which means that the first number is 1996, the second number is 1996 + 1 and the third number is 1996 + 2. Therefore, three consecutive integers that add up to 5991 are 1996, 1997, and 1998.

1996 + 1997 + 1998 = 5991

We know our answer is correct because 1996 + 1997 + 1998 equals 5991 as displayed above.

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