Three friends were born in consecutive years. The some of their birth years is 5982.find the year in which each person was born
Accepted Solution
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Because the three numbers are consecutive, if the first one is x, the second should be x+1, and the third one is x+2 the three numbers add up to be 5982, so x+(x+1)+(x+2)=5982 3x+3=5982 3x=5979 x=1993 1993,1994,1995