SOLUTION: find the sum of 3 consecutive odd integers such that 4 times the sum of the 1st and second is 17 more than 7 times the 3rd

Question 144830: find the sum of 3 consecutive odd integers such that 4 times the sum of the 1st and second is 17 more than 7 times the 3rd
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First odd integer:
Second consecutive odd integer:
Third consecutive odd integer:

The sum of the first and second:
4 times the sum of the 1st and 2nd:

7 times the third:
17 more than 7 times the 3rd:

So: . Solve this for x and verify that x is odd.

The sum of the three integers is: . Take the solution you found above, multiply by 3 and then add 6 to get your final answer.
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