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We need to change all fractions to have a common denominator
Lets see:
Multiples of 2: 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 10 , 12
Multiplies of 3: 3 , 6 , 9 , 12
Multiplies of 4: 4 , 8, 12
The common denominator is 12
2 x 6 = 12
3 x 4 = 12
4 x 3 = 12
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We need to add the numerators while keeping the same denominator
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Let:
x = the middle integer
Then the 3 consecutive integers are:
x - 1, x, x + 1
The product of the first and the third integer:
(x - 1)*(x + 1) = x^2 - 1
is equal to:
3 more than 3 times the second integer:
3x + 3
So:
x^2 - 1 = 3x + 3
Solve:
x^2 - 3x - 4 = 0
(x-4)(x+1) = 0
x = -1 and 4
Since x is the middle integer, we have two sets of solutions:
3,4,5 and -2,-1,0
36, |-12|=12 and |-3|= 3. Using inverse operations, we multiply instead of dividing and get 36.
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