document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227008>Question 227008</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the product of two consecutive odd integers is decrease by3, the result is 12 find the integers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168814 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lilmama50><B>lilmama50(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lilmama50><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=168814\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The consecutive odd integers are 3 & 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have odd integer #1 which I will call (a) and odd integer #2 which I will call (b) where the product of the two (ab) must be decreased by 3, to equal 12. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28ab%29-3=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28ab%29-3=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You add 3 to both sides of the equation... so whereas the 3 cancels itself out on the left hand side and causes the right hand side to become 15. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ab=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ab=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now what two consecutive odd integers equal 15? 3 and 5 do. </SPAN>\n" );
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