SOLUTION: when three consecutive odd numbers are added and their total is doubled, the result is 186. what are the numbers? Can you please give me the working out!!

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Question 899369: when three consecutive odd numbers are added and their total is doubled, the result is 186. what are the numbers?
Can you please give me the working out!!
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the consecutive odd numbers be N-2, N, and N%2B2.
2%28N-2%2BN%2BN%2B2%29=186
3N=93
N=31
So the numbers are,
N-2=29
N=31
N%2B2=33