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Consecutive Positive Integers

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February 27, 2008

Problem Statement

The product of three consecutive positive integers is 8 8 times their sum. What is the sum of their squares? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 50<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 77<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 110<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 149<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 194 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 50 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 77 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 110 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 149 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 194