SOLUTION: Difference of an odd integer and three times the next consequetive odd integer is 24
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Question 100801: Difference of an odd integer and three times the next consequetive odd integer is 24
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Difference of an odd integer and three times the next consequetive odd integer is 24.
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Let the odd integer = x
Then the next odd integer = (x+2)
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3(x+2) - x = 24
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3x + 6 - x = 24
3x - x = 24 - 6
2x = 18
x = 9 is the 1st odd integer.
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Check: 3(11) - 9 = 24
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