document.write( "Question 164799: If the first and third of three consecutive odd integers are added, the result is 57 less than five times the second integer. Find the third integer.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #121463 by Mathtut(3670)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! ok lets call our 3 consecutive odd integers a+1, a+3,and a+5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so (a+1)+(a+5)=5(a+3)-57 solve for a..... 3a=48 so a=16 so first integer is a+1\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "which is 17 a+3 is 19 and a+5 which is what we are after is 21\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer:21 \n" ); document.write( " |