document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=345937>Question 345937</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> show why the following problem has no solution. find 3 consecutive odd whole numbers whose sum is 102. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 1st number be F\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the other 2 consecutive odd numbers are: F + 2 and F + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since their sum is 102, then we'll have: F + F + 2 + F + 4 = 102\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3F + 6 = 102\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3F = 96\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=96%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"96%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that the 1st ODD NUMBER is 32, but because 32 is NOT an odd number but an EVEN NUMBER instead, there is NO solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As such, NO 3 WHOLE CONSECUTIVE ODD NUMBERS sum to 102. </SPAN>\n" );
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