SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 51. Find the integers.

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Question 517979: The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 51. Find the integers.
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Let represent the first consecutive odd integer. Then is the next one, and is the one after that. The sum of the three is 51, so:



Solve for , then calculate and

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