The sum of three consecutive multiples of 3 is 99. What is the largest number?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 36
B) 33
C) 30
D) 27
E) 24
Let the numbers be 3x, 3x + 3 and 3x + 6.   Then,   3x + (3x + 3) + (3x + 6) = 99   9x = 90   x = 10   Largest number = 3x + 6 = 36   36nswer : 36
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The sum of three consecutive multiples of 3 is 99. What is the largest number?