SOLUTION: find three consecutive odd integer, such that three times the first integer plus five times the second integer is five more than five times the third integer

Question 385882: find three consecutive odd integer, such that three times the first integer plus five times the second integer is five more than five times the third integer
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find three consecutive odd integer, such that three times the first integer plus five times the second integer is five more than five times the third integer
...
let the numbers be x,x+2,x+4
...
3x+5(x+2)=5(x+4)+5
3x+5x+10=5x+20+5
8x+10=5x+25
8x-5x=25-10
3x=15
/3
x= 5
The integers are 5,7,9
...
m.ananth@hotmail.ca
RELATED QUESTIONS
Find three consecutive integers such that five times the third integer equals twice the... (answered by CubeyThePenguin,MathTherapy,josgarithmetic,greenestamps)

Find three consecutive even integers such that the first integer and three times the last (answered by CubeyThePenguin)

Find three consecutive odd integers such that the product of the second and third integer (answered by jorel1380)

find three consecutive odd positive integers such that 5 times the third integer equals... (answered by CubeyThePenguin,MathTherapy,ikleyn)

Five times an odd integer plus three times the next odd integer equals 62. Find the first (answered by TimothyLamb)

five times an odd integer plus three times the next odd integer equals 62. find the first (answered by Alan3354)

Find three consecutive integers such that the first integer plus two times the second... (answered by richwmiller)

Find three consecutive even integers such that four times the third integer is four more... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

Find three consecutive odd integers such that the third integer is 3 times the first... (answered by josgarithmetic)