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Algebra.Com's Answer #163350 by drj(1380)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find two consecutive odd integers in which the sum is equal to one or more than three times the smallest.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1. Let n be one odd integer and let n+2 be the next consecutive integer.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 2. Let 3n be three times the smallest.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 3. Then n+n+2=1+3n or 2n+2=1+3n. Then n=1 and n+2=3.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 4. ANSWER: The numbers are 1 and 3.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For FREE Step-By-Step videos in Introduction to Algebra, please visit \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "http://www.FreedomUniversity.TV/courses/IntroAlgebra and for Trigonometry visit \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "http://www.FreedomUniversity.TV/courses/Trigonometry.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Good luck in your studies!\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Respectfully, \n" ); document.write( "Dr J \n" ); document.write( " |