document.write( "Question 257473: find three cosecutive odd integers such that the sum of the least and greatest is 78 \n" ); document.write( "

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Let x, x+2, x+4 b the 3 consecutive odd integers.
\n" ); document.write( "From the given, we get
\n" ); document.write( "x+ (x+4) = 78
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 4 = 78
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 74
\n" ); document.write( "x = 37
\n" ); document.write( "So, we get
\n" ); document.write( " 37, 39, 41. \n" ); document.write( "

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