SOLUTION: find five consecutive odd intergers such that the first and fifth isone lessthan three times the fourth

Question 208352This question is from textbook tennessee prentice hall mathematics algebra 1
: find five consecutive odd intergers such that the first and fifth isone lessthan three times the fourth
This question is from textbook tennessee prentice hall mathematics algebra 1

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find five consecutive odd integers such that the first and fifth is one less than three times the fourth
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"find five consecutive odd integers"
x, (x+2), (x+4), (x+6), (x+8)
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"such that the first and fifth is one less than three times the fourth"
x + (x+8) = 3(x+6) - 1
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2x + 8 = 3x + 18 - 1
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2x + 8 = 3x + 17
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8 - 17 = 3x - 2x
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-9 = x
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The numbers: -9, -7, -5, -3, -1
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Check solution:
-9 + -1 = 3(-3) - 1
-10 = -9 - 1
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