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Find five consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the fifth is one less than three times the fourth.
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Find five consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the fifth is one less than three times the fourth. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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Find five consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the fifth is one less than three times the fourth.
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1st: 2x-3
2nd: 2x-1
3rd: 2x+1
4th: 2x+3
5th: 2x+5
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Equation:
2x-3 + 2x+5 = 3(2x+3)-1
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4x+2 = 6x+8
2x = -6
x = -3
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1st: -9
2nd: -7
3rd: -5
4th: -3
5th: -1
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Cheers,
Stan H.