Answer:
First Integer = n = 45
Second Integer = n+1 = 45 + 1 = 46
And Third Integer = n+ 2 = 45 +2 = 47
Step-by-step explanation:
Let First integer = n
Second Integer = n+1
Third Integer = n+2
According to the question given (If the first of three consecutive integers is subtracted from 138, the result is the sum of the second and third) the equation will be:
138 - n = (n+1) + (n+2)
Solving the equation:
138 - n = n+1+n+2
138 - n = 2n+3
138 - 3 =2n +n
135 = 3n
135/3 = n
=> n= 45
So, First Integer = n = 45
Second Integer = n+1 = 45 + 1 = 46
And Third Integer = n+ 2 = 45 +2 = 47
