SOLUTION: twice the smallest of three consecutive odd integers is seven more than the largest. Find the integers.

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Question 225512: twice the smallest of three consecutive odd integers is seven more than the largest. Find the integers.
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Let represent the smallest odd integer. Since is then an even integer, must be the next consecutive odd integer and must be the next odd integer after that.

Twice the smallest is seven more than the largest:




Solve for to find the smallest. Add 2 for the middle one and 4 for the large one.


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