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Question 521049: I cannot figure out how to do this word problem:
Write an equation and solve this problem. Find the sum of three consecutive odd integers if the sum of the first two integers is equal to twenty-four less than four times the third integer.
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Write an equation and solve this problem. Find the sum of three consecutive odd integers if the sum of the first two integers is equal to twenty-four less than four times the third integer.
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let x=first consecutive odd integer
x+2=second consecutive odd integer
x+4=third consecutive odd integer
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x+(x+2)=4(x+4)-24
x+x+2=4x+16-24
2x-4x=16-24-2
-2x=-10
x=-10/-2=5
ans:
first consecutive odd integer=5
second consecutive odd integer=x+2=7
third consecutive odd integer=+4=9