SOLUTION: find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is 75 2(4x-3)-8=4+2x 2/3(3x+18)=5x-9 these are two problems that I have attempted to solve but I am not sure if thery are cor

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Question 658012: find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is 75
2(4x-3)-8=4+2x
2/3(3x+18)=5x-9
these are two problems that I have attempted to solve but I am not sure if thery are correct

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
x + (x+2) + (x+4) = 75, 3x = 69, x = 23 ||| 23, 25, 27 the 3 consecutive odd integers
"PEMDAS", "Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction".
2(4x-3)-8=4+2x
8x - 6 - 8 = 4 + 2x, 6x = 18, x = 18/6 0r x = 3
2/3(3x+18)=5x-9
2x + 12 = 5x - 3, 15 = 3x, x = 5
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