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When you count by ones from any integer, you are counting consecutive integers. Using variables, three consecutive integers are n, n + 1, and n + 2. The sum of three consecutive integers is 48. What are the integers?
n + n + 1 + n + 2 = 48
3n + 3 = 48
3n = 45
n = 15
The three consecutive integers are 15, 16, and 17