SOLUTION: There are three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and second is 71 more than the third. Find the integers.

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Question 1083762: There are three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and second is 71 more than the third.
Find the integers.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, x+2, x+4
x+x+2-71=x+4
2x-69=x+4
x=73
The integers are 73, 75, and 77
They add to 225
The sum of the first two, 148, is 71 more than 77.