SOLUTION: Find the largest of three consecutive odd integers, such that 3 times the middle integer is 5 more than the sum of first and third

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Question 1001527: Find the largest of three consecutive odd integers, such that 3 times the middle integer is 5 more than the sum of first and third
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Find the largest of three consecutive odd integers, such that 3 times the middle integer is 5 more than the sum of first and third
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n-2, n, n+2 are the integers.
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3n = (n-2) + (n+2) + 5
3n = 2n + 5
etc