|
Question 484483: When solving a word problem what do you do to solve it when it saids Find three consecutive odd numbers???
Is it:
x+1
x+3
X+5 and so on...
or is it something else?
If so what is it?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! When solving a word problem what do you do to solve it when it saids Find three consecutive odd numbers???
Is it:
x+1
x+3
X+5 and so on...
or is it something else?
If so what is it?
-----------------------
You can choose whatever is convenient.
I would choose x-2, x and x+2 because the sum is 3x, if you're asked to find the numbers. Less work to do that way, but any 3 that you choose give the same answer.
------------------
Just finding 3 consecutive odd numbers, tho, is a bit different.
To be sure they're odd, use 2n+1, where n is any integer.
Then it's 2n+1, 2n+3 and 2n+5.
-------------------------------
2n-1, 2n+1 and 2n+3 would also work, tho, but 2n-1 might be negative.
|
|
|
| |
