Answer:
31, 32, 33
Step-by-step explanation:
x + x + 1 +x + 2 = 96
3x + 3 = 96
-3 -3
3x = 93
/3 /3
x = 31
31 is the first number, so since they’re consecutive, the second two numbers are 32 and 33.
The final price is the cost plus the tax.
Since we know the tax and a percent, we can write this as
T = C(1+r)
T = what Graham paid = $87.45
C = cost before tax
r = tax rate expressed as a decimal = .40
Plugging in what we know
87.45 = C (1+.4)
87.45 = C(1.4)
Divide both sides by 1.4
C = $62.46
Five divided by sixty is twelve, and twelve times two is twenty-four. So your answer will be twenty-four (24).
