SOLUTION: Find the largest of three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first two integers is five more than the third integer.

Question 225301: Find the largest of three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first two integers is five more than the third integer.
Answer by LtAurora(115) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First integer: x
Second integer: x+2
Third integer: x+4
So, from our given statement:

Combine like terms:

Move the x over by subtracting it:

Subtract 2 from both sides:

So, that is our smallest number.
Our second integer is:
The third integer is:
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