document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147886>Question 147886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> four times the smallest of three consecutive odd intergers is five more than three times the largest.what is the sum of these consecutive odd intergers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108256 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108256\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = 1st consecutive odd integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 2nd odd integer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4 = 3rd odd integer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"four times the smallest of three consecutive odd intergers is five more than three times the largest\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 3(x+4)+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solving for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 3(x+4)+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 3x+12+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 3x+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 17 (1st odd integer)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 19 (2nd odd integer)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4 = 21 (3rd odd integer)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution: 17+19+21=57\r<BR>\n" );
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