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consecutive means each number in the sequence is 1 more than the previous #

Therefore (Algebraically) (x) + (x+1) + (x+2) =72

3x + 3 = 72

x = 23,

x+1 =24

x+2 = 25

The three numbers are:

23 24 and 25.

The smallest is 23.

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