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 225512: twice the smallest of three consecutive odd integers is seven more than the largest. Find the integers.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent the smallest odd integer. Since

is then an even integer,

must be the next consecutive odd integer and

must be the next odd integer after that.

Twice the smallest is seven more than the largest:

Solve for

to find the smallest. Add 2 for the middle one and 4 for the large one.

John

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