SOLUTION: find 3 consecutive odd integers such that three times the third is equal to the opposite of the first

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Question 1121320: find 3 consecutive odd integers such that three times the third is equal to the opposite of the first
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Three consecutive ODD integers:
system%28n%2C+n%2B2%2C+n%2B4%29


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three times the third is equal to the opposite of the first
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3%28n%2B4%29=-%28n%29
3n%2B12=-n
4n=-12
n=-3

The Numbers:
-3, -1, 1