document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=327336>Question 327336</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is -21.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let -x=1st #<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let -x+-2=2nd #<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let -x + -2+3rd #<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x+-x+-2+-x+-2=-21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x+-4+=-21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As the answer is -9 I am doing something wrong, but what? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #234472 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=234472\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the first odd integer be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the other will be x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the third will be x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their sum = -21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+2+x+4=-21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+6=-21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add-6 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+6-6=-21-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=-27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/3 = -27/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the next odd integer will be x+2= -9+2=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The third will be x+4 = -9+4 = -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numbers are -5, -7, -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And their sum = -21 </SPAN>\n" );
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