document.write( "Question 969410: HoW does the sum of any three odd number given (1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15) should be equal to 30 ? \n" ); document.write( "
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let the first odd number be equal x.
\n" ); document.write( "then the second odd number is equal to x + 2.
\n" ); document.write( "then the third odd number is equal to x + 4.
\n" ); document.write( "the sum of these 3 odd number sis equla to 30.
\n" ); document.write( "you get x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 30
\n" ); document.write( "combine like terms to get 3x + 6 = 30
\n" ); document.write( "subtract 6 from both sides to get 3x = 24.
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 3 to get x = 8.
\n" ); document.write( "the 3 numbers are 8, 10, 12.
\n" ); document.write( "their sum is equal to 30.
\n" ); document.write( "the numbers are even.
\n" ); document.write( "you cannot get the sum of 3 odd numbers to be equal to an even number.
\n" ); document.write( "if you think about it, the sum of 2 odd number is an even number.
\n" ); document.write( "1+1 = 3
\n" ); document.write( "3+3 = 6
\n" ); document.write( "1+3 = 4
\n" ); document.write( "add another odd number to an even number and the result is odd.
\n" ); document.write( "30 is not an odd number.\r
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