document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=342475>Question 342475</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two times the least of three consecutive odd integers exceeds three times the greatest by 15. What are the integers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #245170 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=245170\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x, x+2 & x+4 be the 3 integers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=3(x+4)+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=3x+12+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3x=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-27 ans for the least integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-27+4=-23 ans. for the greatest integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*-27=3*-23+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-54=-69+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-54=-54 </SPAN>\n" );
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