SOLUTION: find five consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the fifth is one less than thre times the fourth

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Question 102121: find five consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the fifth is one less than thre times the fourth
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X, X+2, X+4, X+6, X+8 ARE THE 5 CONSECUTIVE ODD NUMBERS.
X+X+8=3(X+6)-1
2X+8=3X+18-1
2X-3X=18-1-8
-X=9
X=-9 ANSWER.
-9+8=-1
-9+6=-3
PROOF
-9-1=3*-3-1
-10=-9-1
-10=-10