document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=341288>Question 341288</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find five consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the fifth is one less than three times the fourth.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #244378 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=244378\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the numbers be x,x+2,x+4,x+6,x+8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x+8 = 3(x+6)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+8=3x+18-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+8 = 3x+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -2x to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-2x+8 = 3x+17-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=x+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -17 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8-17=x+17-17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9, -7,-5,-3,-1<BR>\n" );
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