document.write( "Question 937828: find three consecutive odd positive integers such that 5 times the third integer equals three times the first integer plus seven more than the second integer
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Algebra.Com's Answer #806110 by ikleyn(52787)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! .\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let consecutive odd integers be (x-2), x, (x+2)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5(x+2) = 3(x-2) + 7 + x \n" ); document.write( "5x + 10 = 4x + 1 \n" ); document.write( "x = -9\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The integers are -11, -9, and -7, in ascending order. ANSWER\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |