SOLUTION: The sum of three consective odd integers is -3, what is the largest odd integer? The sum of three consective integers is 0. What is the smallest integer?

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Question 650861: The sum of three consective odd integers is -3, what is the largest odd integer?
The sum of three consective integers is 0. What is the smallest integer?

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.
If we start with an odd number and each number in the sequence is more than the previous number then we will get consecutive odd integers.
if first one is , second one will be , and third one will be
the sum is:
...solve for




....first number
second one will be ...->... ...->...
third one will be ...->... ...->...

so, the numbers are:,, and ; as you can see, the greatest one is

2.
The sum of three integers is . What is the smallest integer?
If we start with an integer, each next integer in the sequence is more than the previous one
if first one is , second one will be , and third one will be
the sum is: ...solve for




second one will be ...->... ...->...
third one will be ...->... ...->...

so, the numbers are:,, and ; as you can see, the smallest integer is


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