SOLUTION: For three consecutive odd integers, the sum of 3 times the first integer and 2 times the second integer is 1 less than 4 times the third integer. What are the three integers? He

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Question 784129: For three consecutive odd integers, the sum of 3 times the first integer and 2 times the second integer is 1 less than 4 times the third integer. What are the three integers?
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Michelle

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Let represent the first (smallest) odd integer, represent the second odd integer, and represent the third odd integer.

Then



Solve for , then calculate and

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