Three panels take three consecutive numbers of bolts to attach to the wall. Jerry uses 84 bolts in total. How many bolts does ea

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ch panel use? Enter the numbers from least to greatest

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Maurinko [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-26T17:38:58+03:00

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Answer: 27, 28 and 29

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the panels take three consecutive numbers of bolts to attach to the wall, let the numbers be y, y+1 and y+2.

y+y+1+y+2 = 84

3y+3=84

3y = 84 - 3

3y = 81

y = 27

Therefore, the bolts are 27, 28 and 29 respectively