Question

The sum of three consecutive natural numbers is 114 find the number.

Answer 1

Given,

The sum of three consecutive natural numbers = 114

To find,

The three consecutive natural numbers.

Solution,

The three consecutive natural numbers are 37, 38 and 39.

We can easily solve this problem by following the given steps.

Now, we know that the consecutive numbers are the numbers that are next to one another. For example, 7 and 8 are consecutive numbers. We can get consecutive natural numbers by adding one to the previous natural number.

So, let's take the first natural number to be x.

Then, the second natural number will be (x+1).

And the third natural number will be (x+2).

The sum of three consecutive natural numbers = 114

x + (x+1) + (x+2) = 114

3x + 3 = 114

3x = 114 - 3 ( Moving 3 from L.H.S. to R.H.S. will result in a change of the sign from plus to minus.)

3x = 111

x = 111/3

x = 37

Then, the first natural number will be 37.

The second natural number will be (37+1) i.e. 38.

The third natural number will be (37+2) i.e. 39.