SOLUTION: Find two consecutive odd integers whose sum is 168.

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Question 528836: Find two consecutive odd integers whose sum is 168.
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Let represent the smaller odd integer. Then must represent the next consecutive odd integer. The sum is 168, so:



Solve for , then calculate

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