document.write( "Question 39432: The product of the first and third of three positive consecutive odd integers is 80 less then 23 times the second integer. find all three odd integers. \n" ); document.write( "

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Variables:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2B4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%29%28x+%2B+4%29+=+23%28x+%2B+2%29+-+80\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+%2B+4x+=+23x+%2B+46+-+80\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+%2B+4x+=+23x+%2B+46+-+80\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+-+19x+%2B+34+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x+-+2%29%28x+-+17%29+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+2\"$ or $\"x+=+17\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Even though two is a possible answer, it is an even postive integer. Two is not the answer. Your answers are: 17,19,21 \n" ); document.write( "

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