document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203894>Question 1203894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of three consecutive odd integers is -3. Find the value of the least of the three. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The average of three consecutive odd integers is the middle integer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this problem the sum of the three integers is -3, so the average is -3/3 = -1.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the consecutive odd integers are -3, -1, and 1.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: -3<br><BR>\n" );
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