48, -5, 37, and 5 go together
A rational number is a number that can be written as a ratio. That means it can be written as a fraction, in which both the numerator (the number on top) and the denominator (the number on the bottom) are whole numbers.
All numbers that are not rational are considered irrational. An irrational number can be written as a decimal, but not as a fraction.An irrational number has endless non-repeating digits to the right of the decimal point. Although irrational numbers are not often used in daily life, they do exist on the number line. In fact, between 0 and 1 on the number line, there are an infinite number of irrational numbers!
The sum of three consecutive integers is three times the middle one: if we call the middle one 
, the three numbers are
So, their sum is 
Which is three times the middle one.
So, if the sum of three consecutive intergers is 48, the middle one must be 48/3 = 16.
So, the three numbers are 15, 16 and 17
