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\n" ); document.write( ": 5. find 3 consecutive odd integers such that twice the smallest is 3 more than the greatest integer. \n" ); document.write( "

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\"find 3 consecutive odd integers\"
\n" ); document.write( "x, (x+2), (x+4)
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\n" ); document.write( "\"twice the smallest is 3 more than the greatest integer.\"
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 3 + (x+4)
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\n" ); document.write( "2x = x + 7
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\n" ); document.write( "2x - x = 7
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 7, 9, 11 are the the 3 odd integers
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\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "2(7) = 3 + (7+4) \n" ); document.write( "

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