SOLUTION: Find the largest of three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first two integers is five more than the third integer. A. 7 B. 11 C. 13 D. 9

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Question 159573: Find the largest of three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first two integers is five more than the third integer.
A. 7
B. 11
C. 13
D. 9
Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 consecutive odd integers:
a, a+2, a+4
a+a+2=5+a+4
a=7
So our largest is 7+4=11.

Check:
7+9=16 which is 5 more than 11.