What are the three numbers?

Question

The sum of three consecutive numbers is 519. What are the three numbers?

Answer 1

let the 3 consecutive numbers be x, x+1,x+2

 

x+x+1+x+2=519

3x+3=519

3x=516

x=172

x+1=173

x+2=174 

 

The numbers are 172,173,174