document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1107187>Question 1107187</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three consecutive odd integers are such that their sum is more than 57 decreased by twice the greatest of the three integers. What is the smallest integer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st:: 2x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd:: 2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd:: 2x+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+3 > 57-2(2x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+3 > 57-4x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x > 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x > 4.8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:: 2x+3 = 2*5+3 = 13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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