Let us assume the smallest integer = x Then the middle integer = x + 1 The biggest integer among the three consecutive integers = x + 2 It is also given in the question that the sum of the three consecutive integers is 261. Then x + x +1 + x + 2 = 261 3x + 3 = 261 3x = 261 - 3 3x = 258 x = 258/3 = 86 Then The middle integer = x + 1 = 86 + 1 = 87 So from the above deduction we can easily see that the middle integer is 87.
