SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive odd integers, the first of which is 2n + 1

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Question 1045350: The sum of three consecutive odd integers, the first of which is 2n + 1
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The second is 2n+3 and the third is 2n+5
Their sum is 6n+9
Check with 15,17,19, whose sum is 51.
15 is 2n+1, so n=7
6*7+9=51