document.write( "Question 392281: what are three consecutive odd integers that equal 63 \n" ); document.write( "

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Three consecutive odd integers that equal 63.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since 1, 3, 5... each number has to add 2 to itself to equal the next.
\n" ); document.write( "1 plus 2 equals 3 and so on.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the three unknown, consecutive odd numbers algebraically would be set up as:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B%28x%2B2%29%2B%28x%2B4%29+=+63\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Since all the numbers are being added, you can drop the parentheses.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2Bx%2B2%2Bx%2B4+=+63\"$
\n" ); document.write( "You, then, combine like terms.
\n" ); document.write( "There are 3 x's, and a 4 and a 2.
\n" ); document.write( "So you have:
\n" ); document.write( "3x+6 = 63
\n" ); document.write( "You subtract 6 from both sides of the equation.
\n" ); document.write( "3x = 57
\n" ); document.write( "Then you divide both sides of the equation by 3.
\n" ); document.write( "x = 19.
\n" ); document.write( "Since x is 19, you plug that in the original formula we created.
\n" ); document.write( "19+(19+2)+(19+4) = 63
\n" ); document.write( "You solve the problem.
\n" ); document.write( "19+21+23 = 63
\n" ); document.write( "63 = 63.
\n" ); document.write( "So your answer is:
\n" ); document.write( "The three consecutive odd integers that equal 63 are 19, 21, and 23. \n" ); document.write( "

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