document.write( "Question 366907: find three consecutive odd integers such that their sum decreased by the second equals 50. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the first of three consecutive odd integers
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document.write( "the other two would then be (x + 2) and (x + 4)
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document.write( "x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) -(x+2) = 50
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document.write( "2x + 4 = 50
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document.write( "2x = 46
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document.write( "x = 23
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document.write( "23,25,27 would be the three consecutive odd integers\r
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document.write( "23 + 27 = 50 \n" );
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