document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153782>Question 153782</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of three consecutive odd integers is 279. what are the integers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113268 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=orca><B>orca(409)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=orca><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113268\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the three consecutive odd integers be n-2,n,n+2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then their sum is n-2+n+n+2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As the sum is 279, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n-2+n+n+2=279<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving for n, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n=279<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n= 279/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n= 93<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the three consecutive odd integers are 91,93,95.<BR>\n" );
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