document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170990>Question 170990</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find 5 consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the fifth is one less than 3 times the fourth. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 2x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: 2x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: 2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4th: 2x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5th: 2x+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3 + 2x+5 = 3(2x+3)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2 = 6x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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