SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd integers suck that the sum of the smaller two is three times the largest increase by seven.

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Question 1186133: Find three consecutive odd integers suck that the sum of the smaller two is three times the largest increase by seven.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assumed as odd, n,n+2,n+4
but your description is a little ambiguous.

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n%2B%28n%2B2%29=3%28n%2B4%29%2B7

2n%2B2=3n%2B12%2B7
2=n%2B19
n=-17


The integers could be -17, -15, -13.