document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=518157>Question 518157</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find three consecutive odd integers such that five times the sum of the first and second is 1 less than 9 times the third </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #345059 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=345059\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the consecutive odd integers be x, x+2 , and x+4, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x+x+2) = 9(x+4)-1 Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x+10 = 9x+36-1 Subtract 9x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10 = 35 Subtract 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25, x+2 = 27, and x+4 = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The three integers are: 25, 27, and 29. </SPAN>\n" );
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