document.write( "Question 1064146: Find three consecutive odd intergers such that the first plus the second is equal to negative four times the third \n" ); document.write( "

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Let x=smallest of the three consecutive odd integers\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+%28x%2B2%29+=+-4%28x%2B4%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"++2x+%2B+2+=+-4x+-+16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"++6x+=+-18+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+++x+=+-3+\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "Ans: The numbers are $\"+highlight%28-3%29+\"$ , $\"+highlight%28++-1%29\"$ , and $\"highlight%28++%2B1%29+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check: -3 + (-1) = -4 = -4*1 (ok) \n" ); document.write( "

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