SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive odd intergers is 40 more than the smallest. What are the integers?

SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive odd intergers is 40 more than the smallest. What are the integers?

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Question 352050: The sum of three consecutive odd intergers is 40 more than the smallest. What are the integers?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the odd integers be x,x+2,x+4
x+x+2+x+4 = x+40
3x+6 =x+40
2x=34
x= 17
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The numbers are 17,19,21
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