document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=245905>Question 245905</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the smallest and 4 times the largest 61 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the smallest integer be x. Then the next two odd integers are x+2 and x+4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation for the desired sum then is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 4*(x+4) = 61\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x and then plug that value in x, x+2 and x+4 to get the three integers. </SPAN>\n" );
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