The sum of 3 consecutive whole numbers is always equal to 3 times the middle number in that sequence.
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-3, -2 and -1.
The three consecutive whole numbers you are looking for are 1, 2, and 3. The sum of the first two numbers, 1 + 2 = 3.
Since one of the numbers will be even and the other odd, the sum will always be odd.
Consecutive whole numbers have no other whole numbers between them.
The sum of any two consecutive whole numbers is always odd, and equal to one more than twice the first number (2x+1).