answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Let thr consecutive number be , N-1 , N & N+1

Hence Adding

N-1 + N + N +1 = 75

3N = 75 ( NB THE '1' add to zero).

N = 75 / 3

n = 25

So N-1 = 24

N = 25

N + 1 = 26

User Avatar

lenpollock

Lvl 16
1y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

The greater number of the three is 26.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: The sum of three consecutive numbers is 75 what is the greater number?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is a three-digit number greater than 500 that has five consecutive whole numbers?

695


Three digit number greater than 500 has five consecutive numbers among its factors?

720.


Three consecutive whole numbers are such that the square of the middle number is greater than the product of the other two by 1 Find the middle number?

four


What are 3 consecutive numbers whose sum is 125?

That doesn't work. The number has to be divisible by three. Any three consecutive numbers add up to a multiple of three.


What is a three-digit number that is greater than 500 with 5 consecutive whole numbers among its factors?

Any multiple of 60 from 540 to 960


What is the smallest consecutive number when a total od three consecutive numbers is 168?

The smallest is 55.


Why when every three consecutive number are being multiplied it gives you an answer which is an even number?

Any two consecutive numbers must comprise one odd and one even number, so their product must be even. Any three consecutive numbers must include two consecutive numbers so the result still applies.


Why 35 and 7 are the only three consecutive odd prime numbers?

If you take three consecutive odd (or three consecutive even) numbers, one of the three will always be a multiple of 3.If you take three consecutive odd (or three consecutive even) numbers, one of the three will always be a multiple of 3.If you take three consecutive odd (or three consecutive even) numbers, one of the three will always be a multiple of 3.If you take three consecutive odd (or three consecutive even) numbers, one of the three will always be a multiple of 3.


How do you find the sum of the three consecutive numbers?

Their sum is three times the middle number.


What is the smallest number of the three consecutive numbers 168?

The smallest is 55.


Did number two and three are prime numbers they are also consecutive numbers. Are there other parents of prime that are consecutive numberswhy or why not?

No other prime numbers are consecutive because there aren't any other even prime numbers.


What three consecutive numbers add up to 25?

That isn't possible. The three consecutive number are assumed to be integers; the sum of three consecutive integers is always a multiple of 3 (try it out).