SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the third results in 87 less than five times the second

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Question 371926: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the third results in 87 less than five times the second
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N,N%2B2,N%2B4 are the 3 integers.
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N%2BN%2B4=5%28N%2B2%29-87
2N%2B4=5N%2B10-87
2N%2B4=5N-77
3N=81
N=27
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The integers are 29, 31, and 33.