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Algebra Difficulty 2.2 Junior Find the answer

When three consecutive integers are added, the total is 27. What is the result when the same three integers are multiplied?

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Solution

If the sum of three consecutive integers is 27, then the numbers must be 8, 9, and 10. Their product is 8imes9imes10=7208 imes 9 imes 10=720.

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