SOLUTION: Twice the smallest of three consecutive odd integers is seven more than the largest. Find the integers.

SOLUTION: Twice the smallest of three consecutive odd integers is seven more than the largest. Find the integers.

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Question 1008514: Twice the smallest of three consecutive odd integers is seven more than the largest. Find the integers.
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the three integers
x, x+2, and x+4 (since they are odd, you have to add two each time).
Then we have
2x = x+4 + 7
2x = x + 11
x = 11
The numbers are
11, 13, and 15
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