SOLUTION: FIND THREE CONSECUTIVE ODD INTEGERS. THREE TIMES THE SECOND MINUS THE THIRD IS ELEVEN MORE THAN THE FIRST?

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Question 126985: FIND THREE CONSECUTIVE ODD INTEGERS.
THREE TIMES THE SECOND MINUS THE THIRD IS ELEVEN MORE THAN THE FIRST?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the numbers
n,n%2B2,n%2B4
3%28n%2B2%29+-+%28n%2B4%29+=+n+%2B+11
3n+%2B+6+-+n+-+4+=+n+%2B+11
2n+%2B+2+=+n+%2B+11
n+=+11+-+2
n+=+9
n+%2B+2+=+11
n+%2B+4+=+13
The numbers are 9, 11, and 13
check:
3%28n%2B2%29+-+%28n%2B4%29+=+n+%2B+11
3%2A11+-+13+=+9+%2B+11
33+-+13+=+20
20+=+20
OK