document.write( "Question 52058: find three consecutive odd integer such that 3 times the middle integer is 7 more than the sum of the first and third integer \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #34714 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Calling a number 2n + 1, where n is any integer guarantees
\n" ); document.write( "that 2n + 1 will be odd
\n" ); document.write( "Call the 3 successive odd integers
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2n+%2B+1\"$ , $\"2n+%2B+3\"$ , $\"2n+%2B+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2A%282n+%2B+3%29+=+7+%2B+%282n+%2B+1%29+%2B+%282n+%2B+5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6n+%2B+9+=+7+%2B+4n+%2B+6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2n+=+13+-+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2n+=+4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"n+=+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2n+%2B+1+=+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2n+%2B+3+=+7\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2n+%2B+5+=+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The 3 successive odd numbers are 5,7,9
\n" ); document.write( "check
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2A%282n+%2B+3%29+=+7+%2B+%282n+%2B+1%29+%2B+%282n+%2B+5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2A7+=+7+%2B+5+%2B+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"21+=+12+%2B+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"21+=+21\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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