SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 85 less than four times the first. What is the first integer?

SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 85 less than four times the first. What is the first integer?

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Question 405412: The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 85 less than four times the first. What is the first integer?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x + x+2 + x+4 = 4x -85
==> 3x + 6 = 4x - 85
==> 91 = x, the 1st odd integer.
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